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Young leaders camp out SECONDARY students from Dromana, Rosebud, Mornington, Mt Eliza and Western Port, participated a three-day youth leadership camp at The Portsea Camp, in late June. The camp – for 32 Year 10 students – was organised by the Mornington Peninsula Partnership Forum, made up of the eight Bendigo and Community Bank branches on the peninsula, and Mornington Peninsula Shire. The forum aims to bring together possible sources of funding for strategic projects on the peninsula. “As this was the first camp, there was a great sense of anticipation and excitement about its potential to provide real opportunities for those attending,� Bendigo Bank branch manager Kerry DeberHand signals: Jaia, Sophie, Morgan, Emily, Shontail, and Lily create a group art work during a youth leadership camp held by the Mornington Peninsula Partnership Forum.

nardi said. Organisers hope the camp will become an annual event. Young people were encouraged to develop skills to engage with their communities and to become young leaders. The shire’s youth services team devised the activities program which focussed on cultivating and developing leadership skills, community connectedness and social engagement. Mt Eliza Secondary School Year 12 student Tia McLean –Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Young Citizen of the Year – and Padua Mornington School captain Liam Kelly – winner of the Peninsula Short Film Fest two years in a row – spoke to students about their accomplishments and ambitions. “Having Liam make the documentary [about the camp] is another opportunity for us to support a talented young person and fits very well into the whole ethos of this project,� Mr Debernardi said.

Car thefts on the rise Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au CAR thefts on the Mornington Peninsula shot up to 356 in the year to March – compared with 265 last year and 290 in 2014. At the same time there were 318 reports of malicious damage to cars on the peninsula – up from 260 last year and 244 in 2014. Despite this increase, claims by RACV insurance policy holders on the peninsula for stolen cars have dropped over the past year, according to acting general manager Insurance Mark Geraghty. The insurance provider said it had received 10 claims for stolen cars and

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20 claims for deliberately damaged vehicles. Mr Geraghty said the figures “represent a welcome decline in car thefts�. However, figures from the Crime Statistics Agency on Thursday show car thefts have jumped 30 per cent. Victoria Police recorded 18,853 vehicle thefts across the state in 2015 – 13.5 per cent higher than the previous year. Thefts from motor vehicles also jumped to an average of more than 150 a day, with 89 per cent of those offences not being solved, according to a Crime Statistics Agency news release in March. Mr Geraghty said the data highlighted the need for motorists to take steps

to protect their cars. “Don’t underestimate a thief’s determination,� he said. “More than five per cent of RACV vehicle theft claims last year involved the thief stealing car keys from inside a house before taking the vehicle. “Don’t leave your car keys in plain view – even inside your own home.� Mr Geraghty said that keys were sometimes left in the car’s ignition or elsewhere in a car in a locked garage, making it easy for a thief who has broken into the garage. The cost of vehicle damage caused by vandals and thieves also rose last year. The average RACV claim increased to more than $3000 and more than $3 million was paid to cover

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