Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
Lilydale
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Pausing to reflect Remembrance Day is a time when the entire country stops on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month to commemorate the end of World War I. It is a tradition that Lilydale and Mount Evelyn communities cherish - a day to remember the fallen and sacrifice of service personnel across all wars since 1918. This year was no different as people gathered at cenotaphs to pay tribute, lay wreaths and hear the sombre sound of the bugle play. Find more coverage of Remembrance Day on pages 6 & 7
Bugler Tom Steele and piper Iain Townsley stand with the Mount Evelyn cenotaph on Remembrance Day.
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Poppy tin thief After having three Poppy Appeal tins stolen from local traders, Lilydale RSL saw an overwhelming amount of support but were disappointed to learn a further two tins were taken on Remembrance Day. RSL president Bill Dobson said however, the actions of what seemed to be just one person did not reflect the rest of the community. “It is disappointing but it’s not going to af-
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fect Remembrance Day in any way,” he said. “It’s only one individual, so we still have belief in the Lilydale community. There are really nice people in the area and it’s only one individual, so we can’t judge everyone by that.” Victoria Police confirmed on Wednesday 10 November it was investigating the thefts from three different locations across three different dates. “Investigators have been told charity col-
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lection tubs were stolen from three businesses in Lilydale in October and November,” a spokesperson said. “The thefts occurred at a business on Castella Street on 26 October, and at two separate businesses on Hutchinson Street on 3 November and 5 November.” Police reports have since be filed for the other two tins that had been taken from a physiotherapist and from Gracious Grace in Lilydale.
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Shocked by the incidents, all Mr Dobson could say was “it’s hard to believe.” When the first three tins were stolen, which contained an estimated $300, the sub-branch received many donations from people who had heard about the thefts. “There’s a lot of good people out there and one guy who gave us $1000, we said ‘look, we didn’t lose that much. You don’t have to give as much as that’,” Mr Dobson said. Continued page 3
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