School under starters orders
Noble Park Secondary College held a unique take on the Melbourne Cup.
Teachers donned inflatable horses for a race that stopped the schoolyard at lunchtime on Monday 6 November.
Principal Pam Dyson said students enjoyed seeing the staff in “racing mode” and the day was great fun.
Christmas cheer to spare
The Springvale Benevolent Society is urging the community to dig deep and donate non-perishable food items to “make a few families happy” this Christmas.
“We forget what is outside our front door,” chairman Joe Rechichi said.
“We don’t take into consideration the families that do not have the luxury of having a decent meal at Christmas time, and they live day-to-day with little food to spare.”
Call 9546 5558 to assist.
Santa at a snap
Dandenong Plaza is offering free snaps with Santa this Christmas.
The big man in red will take a seat at the shopping centre from Saturday 9 December to Sunday 24 December.
Kids can sit on his lap and their parent or guardian can take a photo on their smart phone or camera.
Elves will be on hand to help if needed.
“We don’t want any child in our community to miss out on having a traditional photo with Santa and we recognise paying for Christmas photo may not be affordable for many of our local families,” manager Mark Tannahill said.
Kids will also get a free gift. Visit www.dandenongplaza.com.au for Santa photography hours.
Caught at court
Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol found a plate-less motorbike parked on the grass outside Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on Friday 4 November.
Officers made a few inquiries and established that the owner, from Broadmeadows, was inside the court house.
Further checks revealed that the hearing cancelled and disqualified the rider’s licence for 12 months back in February and that the bike was unregistered.
Police impounded the bike for 30 days at a cost of $1038 and the owner has another date with a magistrate.
No fine from federal police
Police are warning the community to be wary of a bogus email doing the rounds in the eastern and south-eastern suburbs.
Victims received what they believed was a traffic infringement notice and payment request from the Australian Federal Police.
