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The Local Paper. Eastern Suburbs Edition. Wed., Nov. 20, 2024

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EASTERN SUBURBS EDITION

Melbourne

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BOROONDARA • KNOX • MANNINGHAM • MAROONDAH • MONASH • WHITEHORSE

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Incorporating the Booroondra Weekly, Box Hill Reporter, Whitehorse Gazette, Maroondah Mail, Knox-Sherbrooke News and Monash Gazette.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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VOTE TAMPERING IN KNOX ELECTION

■ The Victorian Electoral Commission suspects fraudulent behaviour in the Baird Ward elections for Knox Council. Cr Peter Lockwood was successful in winning the seat with a 377-vote majority. There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by Cr Lockwood. The VEC said it detected a high number of multiple returns in the Baird Ward. “We discovered irregularities in the voter declarations between the ballot packs returned by voters from the first mail-out of ballots, and replacement ballot packs that purport to have been completed and returned by the same voters,” said a VEC representative. At least 32 votes appeared to be fraudulent, with a further 29 votes identified as suspicious but checks against voter enrolment records have been inconclusive. “It is now up to VCAT to determine the validity of the election – not the VEC. This includes deciding whether a re-election is necessary,” said a VEC representative.

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■ Monash Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after a 94year-old man was scammed out of nearly $10,000. The Mount Waverley man received a phone call from a person purporting to be from a telecommunications company on September 19. The scam caller requested the victim’s banking details over the phone and was then advised to leave his bank cards in a letterbox to be reissued at a later date. The offender then stole the victim’s cards and used them to purchase four new iPhones at a cost of $9000 at a store in Malvern East and another store in Chadstone later that afternoon. The thief also attempted to purchase $4500 worth of electronics at another store in Chadstone but the transaction was declined. It is understood the offender also attempted to withdraw money using the elderly man’s cards at ATMs on High St in Ashburton and Hamilton Place in Mount Waverley.

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