The Weekly Advertiser – Wednesday, December 18, 2019

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A PERFECT GIFT: Christmas will be even more special in the Beddison household this year, with Horsham couple Jeremy and Brianna welcoming their first child into the world on December 10. Lenny Max Beddison was born at Wimmera Base Hospital at 5.53pm weighing 3920 grams. Mrs Beddison said Lenny was going well and the couple had settled into life at home with a newborn. “You can just stare at him all day,” she said. “Jeremy keeps saying, ‘he’s just perfect’.” Lenny will spend his first Christmas surrounded by the Beddison clan, with plans to open presents together on Christmas morning. Lenny is not the only new kid on the block, with the hospital’s maternity ward, Yandilla, enjoying a ‘record baby boom’ last week. Eight babies were born at the hospital between December 10 and 12 – seven boys followed by a girl. Staff were also looking after a set of premature twins that had been sent back from Ballarat, ensuring Yandilla was at capacity. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Police road warning P

BY DEAN LAWSON

olice will target excessive speed, drink and drug driving, driver distraction, fatigue and seat-belt offences during the Christmas holiday period.

They are making a concerted effort to reduce road trauma in the Wimmera, Mallee and Grampians and are making no apologies for a stern approach to traffic offenders. Senior Sergeant Brendan Broadbent of Horsham warned motorists traversing the region in the Christmas-New

Year period they could expect police to pull them over for random testing as part of Operation Roadwise. He said the statewide operation, which started on December 13 and will run until January 5, aimed to reduce the incidence and severity of road incidents during the busy holiday period. “All police units in the Wimmera, Mallee and Grampians areas will take part in the operation,” he said. “Fatigue is one of the more over represented causes of vehicle collisions

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in the Wimmera and is one area that we ask drivers to accept responsibility and take measures to avoid falling asleep at the wheel. “If you’re travelling long distances, schedule regular breaks or share the driving – it’s better to arrive late than not at all.” Sen Sgt Broadbent said police understood the Christmas period brought increased risks associated with endof-year family gatherings and private and work functions. But he strongly advised against peo-

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ple thumbing their noses at the dangers. “I can’t stress it enough. There is no excuse to put road safety on the backburner. Don’t speed, don’t drive if you plan to drink, and switch your mobile phone to ‘do not disturb’ mode then put it out of reach before you start driving,” he warned. Sen Sgt Broadbent said police demanded motorists involved in festivities or celebrations to consider other road users by staying alert, staying sober or within the limit or to make

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alternative travel arrangements, depending on circumstances. “The message is to minimise poor driving behaviour and risk-taking on the roads,” he said. “From an enforcement perspective, risk-taking behaviour is something police won’t tolerate. “Motorists travelling through Victoria’s west can also expect to be drug tested more often, with officers from one-person stations now joining the effort to nab drug drivers.” Continued page 3

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