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Coffers clean-up By NICOLE WILLIAMS
Levi the dog with owner Hollie and Doctor Nick Emerton from Greencross Vets in Pakenham. Levi’s life was saved by chemotherapy Picture: ROB CAREW administered by Dr Nick to treat her cancer .109203_01
Hollie says hello again to friend THREE months ago, Pakenham’s Hollie McSherry was saying her goodbyes to her beloved English Staffordshire terrier in the back seat of her car. When Ms McSherry took threeyear-old Levi to the vet three months ago, reality hit home as she was told the most likely cause for her pet’s large swellings beneath the jaw and neck was cancer.
Levi was referred to Greencross Vets, were Ms McSherry was saddened to hear it was lymphosarcoma, a form of cancer. “On our way to the Pakenham clinic, I was saying my goodbyes,” she said. However much to the delight of the new mum, the disease was treatable.
“I had no idea there were such treatments available for pets diagnosed with cancer, and I certainly didn’t expect to be able to afford it,” she said. The vet director of Greencross Vets in Pakenham explained to Ms McSherry that treatment was possible, and it came at a relatively affordable price for the dog owner.
Ms McSherry was delighted to see Levi return to good health, months after she thought she would have to say her final goodbyes. “If we hadn’t gone to Greencross Vets, we would have had to put him down,” Ms McSherry said. “Now my baby will have a special friend to play with as she grows up.”
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TWO Pakenham restaurant workers were threatened with a knife after chasing a robber down the street on Tuesday night. Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit believe the man entered the Lime Leaf Restaurant on Lakeside Boulevard about 9.25pm on Melbourne Cup Day and stole money from the cash register by leaning over the counter. Lime Leaf Restaurant owner Joey Lim said he was preparing to close the restaurant at 9.30pm. He was bringing in the outdoor furniture from the rear of the restaurant when he noticed a man running out the front door. “Suddenly, when I was bringing the last big table in, I saw someone walking out the front door very fast, so I ran to the cash register and all the money was gone,” he said. Mr Lim said he and a waiter from nearby Shavans at Pakenham gave chase.They caught up to the robber on Lakeside Boulevard, however he threatened the pair with a knife before fleeing again. “We were wrestling him and I grabbed him and he said he had a knife, so we both backed off that the same time,” he said. The man was last seen running across Lakeside Boulevard towards Coles. The till box, with coins and a screwdriver, was dropped during the scuffle but the thief still made off with most of the cash, according to Mr Lim. Despite the frightening experience, Mr Lim said it was lucky nobody got hurt and the incident wasn’t worse as his son usually sat at the counter during the clean-up. “As long as everyone is fine. As long as we didn’t get attacked,” he said. Although the restaurant was still open at the time, no customers were in the restaurant during the theft. Mr Lim said CCTV footage caught images of the man as he fled the restaurant. The man was described as Caucasian, skinny with short light coloured hair and aged in his mid-20s. He was wearing a black suit jacket, white top and reading glasses at the time of the theft. Anyone with information is urged to contact Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit on 5945 2500 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.