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2 September
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Been green for 15 years PUPILS from 10 Mornington Peninsula schools will join forces with more than 10,000 others across Australia in a “green army� that has been working to sustain the environment for the past 15 years. Using science experiments, theatrical performances, songs and comedy, the students will teach each other about environmental issues during the Target Kids Teaching Kids Week, 8-12 September. St Macartan's Parish Primary School will host one of 500 of the week’s events on Friday 12 September. Other schools include Peninsula Specialist College, Woodleigh, Padua, St Joseph's Crib Point, Derinya Primary, Tyabb Primary, St Mary's Hastings, Flinders Christian College and Mornington Park Primary. “St Macartan’s is a leader in sustainability,� environmental science teacher Carmela Theobald said. “Our pupils will be presenting workshops and talks on topics such as climate change, conservation, energy, water, and population growth.� Throughout its 15 years, Kids Teaching Kids has been enlisting green army recruits to educate themselves, their classmates and their communities about the environment. Pupils flourish in garden paradise: Jade, Adriana, Charlie, Sam, Dan and Tori in the kitchen garden. Picture: Yanni
Crime up across peninsula Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au CRIME across the Mornington Peninsula jumped 10.9 per cent over the past 12 months – much higher than the 3.7 per cent increase for Victoria as a whole – with drug offences, robbery and thefts from vehicles leading the way.
Victoria Police statistics released last week for the year 2013-14 to 30 June reveal drug offences were up 8.3 per cent compared to the previous year, from 377 to 412 incidents. Percentage changes are calculated as a rate per 100,000 people to give a uniform snapshot of crime across all regions.
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these areas, and whilst making numerous arrests, still are yet to impact the prevalence of this crime in our community,� she said. “You can greatly diminish the chances of being a victim of these types of crime by taking simple precautionary actions – securing your home, locking your car and removing
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Thefts from vehicles surged 20.2 per cent, to 1188 reported offences in 2013-14 and vehicle thefts were up 31.8 per cent to 318. Mornington Peninsula Local Area Commander Karen Nyholm said the “crimes against property� category showed “a disappointing result�. “Police have dedicated resourcing in
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valuables.� Residential burglaries were up an alarming 12.2 per cent, from 665 in 2012-13 to 746 in 2013-14. Inspector Nyholm was “pleased� that crimes against the person, including robberies and assaults, fell 5.6 per cent from 1356 in 2012-13 to 1280. Continued Page 5
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