AN ACCUSED family violence offender recently got some home truths from his cousin in Dandenong Magistrates’ Court.
The cousin was in the witness box, offering her home as the accused’s bail residence.
In the middle of giving evidence, she turned toward the accused and told him: “I will take you and I will help you but you’re not to contact (the victim) anymore.
“If you come with me, you have a curfew. There’s no alcohol or drugs.
“You can come with me or go back to prison.”
The judge, accustomed to doing the lecturing, sat back and beamed.
“This is a family sort-out!” he said.
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SECURITY staff can get pretty thorough at Dandenong’s courthouse.
Recently, a visitor was required to take off his belt, workboots and an item of clothing during the screening procedure at the entrance.
The man then helpfully volunteered his handkerchief for an X-Ray examination.
“No, you can take your hankie!” a guard told the man.
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WHAT do one of Dandenong’s oldest residents Mary Colquhoun and Greater Dandenong councillor Angela Long have in common? A love of bingo.
Angela attended Mary’s 100th birthday celebration at the Dandenong Club on 30 January (see page 18). The pair have known each other for 20 years.
Mary’s son Bob said his mum, who turned 100, played bingo weekly for chocolate at her nursing home and for money at a competitive bingo competition each Friday.
“She’s just disappointed that she only plays two books these days, while Angela plays six,” Bob said.
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SADLY police last week confirmed a 68-year-old Noble Park man was one of four victims on board the plane bound for Tasmania which tragically crashed into waters off Barwon Heads.
A 55-year-old Mordialloc man, 63-year-old Black Rock woman and a 65-year-old Black Rock man were also on board the ill-fated plane which took off from Moorabbin Airport.
The aircraft crashed about two kilometres off Collendina Beach between Barwon Heads and Point Lonsdale, and water police have been scouring the ocean floor since the crash.
A fisherman who was out on the water at the time witnessed the accident and contacted police.
