Police patrol with Brodie Cowburn
Motorcyclist dies A MOTORCYCLE driver has died after colliding with a car and pole in Edithvale. Police say that a motorcyclist hit a car, then a pole at the intersection of Edithvale Road and the Nepean Highway at around 7am on 17 December. The motorcycle driver died at the scene. The driver of the car was not physically injured. He stopped at the scene to assist. Police are now investigating what caused the fatal crash. Anyone with information can assist by contacting Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
Inside they allegedly found a small cannabis crop, six firearms, four extendable batons, and four sling shots. The 49-year-old man and two boys were arrested at the property. They were hit with a combined total of 274 charges including 258 counts of criminal damage, three counts of reckless conduct endangering serious injury, three counts of cultivate cannabis, three counts of traffick cannabis, and six counts of possessing prohibited weapons. A 52-year-old woman was also arrested and released with intent to summons in relation to the cannabis crop, police say. The man was bailed to appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 19 December. The teenagers were bailed to appear in a children’s court at a later date.
Damage bill more Teens arrested for than $1 million fast food threats A 49-YEAR-old man and two boys aged 15 and 16 have been arrested over nearly 90 property damage incidents involving marbles. Police allege the man and two boys used a slingshot to catapult marbles into business windows in suburbs including Mentone, Bentleigh, Collingwood, Cremorne, Docklands, Richmond, South Yarra, and St Kilda. Police say 87 victims have come forward, and the offending occurred between September and December. The total damage bill exceeds $1 million, police say. On the morning of 13 December, police raided a home in Cheltenham.
TWO teenagers have been arrested in relation to an alleged crime spree across Chelsea Heights, Keysborough, and Murrembeena this month. Police say three vehicles were stolen from a Murrembeena property overnight between 9 December and 10 December. In the early hours of 11 December, three people allegedly used edged weapons to demand cash from staff at a fast-food restaurant on Cheltenham Avenue in Keysborough. Cash was allegedly taken from the registers before the trio left in a silver MG car allegedly taken from Murrembeena the day prior.
At around 1.40am on 13 December, the same people allegedly used edged weapons to threaten an off-duty staff member at a fast-food restaurant on Egret Drive, Chelsea Heights. They allegedly stole cash and a credit card before fleeing in the silver MG car. A 15-year-old boy was arrested in Roxburgh Park and a 14-year-old boy was arrested in Seymour on 14 December. Police have asked any witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report online at www. crimestoppersvic.com.au.
Team watches the waterways Food waste focus
KEALEY Nutt and Alex Cunningham with their food waste bin and compostable liner. Picture: Supplied
POLICE have been training to use jet skis and inflatable rescue boats to help monitor waterways this summer. The new Victoria Police “small boat team” officially began its work last week. The vessels they use will help police access sea caves, cliffs and rocky shorelines for search and rescue jobs. The ten police which form the team have been trained in rescue swimming and snorkelling too. Victoria Police water police squad and small boat team acting sergeant Kristina Clappison said “jet skis and inflatable rescue boats are able to go where bigger vessels can’t, meaning we can get to people more swiftly when seconds matter. We’ll also be using the team to boost our enforcement efforts against anyone who thinks it’s okay to flout the rules and put other water users at risk.”
WITH big Christmas meals looming on the horizon, Kingston residents are being urged to make use of their organic waste bins. Kealey Nutt and Alex Cunningham are Chelsea residents who are making a conscious effort to use their organic waste bin as much as possible. Nutt said “we love our kerbside food and garden organics bin for household waste reduction and maintaining our garden. Since the City of Kingston introduced it, we’ve been able to drop down to a smaller general rubbish bin and even find we don’t need to have it collected every week, which means less is going to landfill and more is being turned into compost.” “My partner and I are both passionate about sustainability and finding creative ways to minimise our contri-
bution to landfill – we’ve started meal prepping, which we find really helps reduce unnecessary food waste. Using up all our ingredients in the fridge when they’re about to spoil, like adding additional veggies into recipes or incorporating the parts of the vegetables that we don’t use for ourselves into the meals we prepare for our dog Zee, is a great way to reduce food waste over the holiday period too,” Nutt said.
Christmas gifts donated CHELSEA Community Support Service is expected to help at least 75 local families with Christmas gifts this year thanks to generous donations. The organisation provides emergency food relief and aid for people in need. For more information on how to donate contact info@chelsea.org.au
Wishing you a very happy Christmas and the very best for the New Year. If I can be of any assistance with any federal issue, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I am happy to help.
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