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Coolart action YOUNGSTERS can join Parks Victoria’s junior ranger program over summer to find out about national parks and reserves with a ranger. Activities include minibeast discovery walks, signing up as a wildlife detective, being a flora explorer or going on a rockpool ramble. The junior ranger program aims to get children aged 6-12 and their families exploring and appreciating the plants, animals and environments of the state’s parks. Those who can’t make it to one of these activities this summer can go to the ‘make and do’ section online at juniorrangers.com.au to download information to take to parks or reserves. There is also a junior ranger mailing list. Junior rangers activities are free. Book at juniorrangers.com.au or call 13 1963. Green team: Junior ranger Finn, of Aspendale, found some bower spinach on the treasure hunt at Coolart with the help of Parks Victoria ranger Tegan Dalman. Picture: Gary Sissons
Dodgy drivers nabbed Stephen Taylor steve@baysidenews.com.au THERE was little rest for many police highway patrol officers over the festive season. Victoria Police’s 24-day Operation Roadwise blitz over the Christmas and new year period nabbed nine drink drivers in the Kingston area amid a total of 1262 detected driving offences. Eleven drivers in the Kingston area
were caught drug-affected in the roadside blitz. Police said the operation aimed to “take dangerous, impaired and irresponsible drivers off our roads”. The operation from 15 December-7 January targeted motorists drink driving, speeding and driving while unlicensed. There were 19 disqualified and 42 unlicensed drivers caught in the dragnet across Kingston and 117 vehicles were found to be unregistered.
Seven cars were impounded and 59 people were fined for using a mobile phone while driving. Moorabbin Highway Patrol Senior Sergeant John Hauer said Operation Roadwise had detected 1460 offences, carried out 25,498 preliminary breath tests and taken 34 alcohol and drug-impaired drivers off the roads in Southern Metro Region Division 2. This division takes in Kingston, Bayside and Glen Eira. “There were no fatalities in the City
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of Kingston and Glen Eira during Operation Roadwise, but unfortunately in the City of Bayside a fatality involved a pedestrian,” Sergeant Hauer said. “It is still disappointing to see the number of impaired drivers detected, and the high number of speed-related offences along with safety and distraction offences, such as using mobile phones. “Road trauma has such a profound impact on so many families in our community and we ask that every
road user recognise that we all have a responsibility in keeping our roads safe.” Last year, 237 people lost their lives on the state’s roads, with the main factors being speeding and impaired driving caused by alcohol, drugs and fatigue. Victorian Roads Minister Luke Donnellan said the state government would spend more than $1 billion on safer roads as part of the Towards Zero road safety strategy.