Duo busted after break in
An alleged burglar was caught after breaking into a Point Cook grow house in Elgante Road. Police attended the house just after midnight last Saturday following reports of a man loitering and arrested a Deer Park man, 32. A large hydroponic system was found in the house, but there were no cannabis plants. Police arrested a Brookfield man, 37, in a car nearby. The Deer Park man was charged with burglary, loitering and unlawfully being at a premises. He was bailed to appear at Werribee Magistrates Court at a later date. The Brookfield man was charged with weapons offences, possessing items to impersonate police and released on summons.
Crash witnesses sought
Police are appealing for witnesses to a three-car crash in Truganina which left a man with life-threatening injuries. Police said a Mitsubishi car travelling west along Leakes Road and a Holden travelling east collided about 5.30am on Monday. The Mitsubishi then crashed into a Toyota which was also travelling east. The Mitsubishi driver, a Tarneit man, 31, was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital with life-threatening injuries. A Tarneit man, 35, who was driving the Toyota was taken to Footscray hospital where he remains in a stable condition. The 53-year-old Holden driver was not injured. Information to Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000
Race club chief resigns
Werribee Racing Club chairman Patrick Wheelahan has resigned. General manager Ross Kendell said Wheelahan had made a significant contribution to the club during a difficult period of restructure and renewal. “Patrick’s tenure with the Werribee Racing Club has seen the establishment
of the Werribee International Horse Centre
and the construction of a new $6 million
track for the club, after the old track faltered
in November 2007.” Wheelahan has
been replaced by former metropolitan
and country racing steward Leon Koch,
who took over as chairman on March 6.
The hub celebrates
A grand opening will be held at Laverton Community Hub on Saturday from 10am-3pm, starting with a ‘welcome to country’ and smoking ceremony. The $8.6 million hub, at 95-105 Railway Avenue, will house a medical centre and be home to Brotherhood of St Laurence, Laverton Community Association, Wyndham Community and Education Centre, North West Migrant Resource Centre, sporting organisations, church and community groups.
