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A CLASS project Technology Fabricsby Year 11 Design students at Mornington Secondary College improve life will for poverty-st ricken children in Africa. Their Little Dresses for Africa project began with cases by parentsdonations of pillow and other students that the girls crafted into colourful dresses. They will be sent to Africa the charity and through sent pictures the students will be of the girls receiving them. The school’s head of art Lea Gilbert said she while looking came across the idea for ideas. “I thought recycled fashion thing to do for it would be a great charity as well fun learning task for the girls,”as a said. she “We began with 50 little dresses a goal of making but we ended up making 100. They week at the school’sare on display this art gallery and will be posted shortly.”
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Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.co m.au The man said his daughter elsewhere. was going to A TYRE slasher live of Somervill “She’s just sick is costing Mt e CIU, said thousands of the “thrill” from dollars in repairs Martha motorists just don’t seem of the whole thing; the the damage he motive might get a police to have the resources and replaceme Using a box causes. He sympathis cutter or sharp nts. guy.” to catch this slashed the tyres knife the man ting angry” at ed with frustrated owners The senseless has having crime spree owners’ homes of 23 cars parked outside ranging alternative to fork out for repairs,“getbegan in early their tober with the – often slashing artransport to Oc- and tyre on each more than one week. Seven latest slashings occurring and from work car. cars were attacked late last cars having to wait for tow trucks Black and white five between to repairers. to take their 16 and 18 October; in early October; images captured dent’s CCTV Many find it on a resi- ning of Novembe one at the begincamera show uneconomical r; five a hooded man purposely along to claim on striding on 22 November; and on 10 November; three car or contents insurance the street. two on 27 Novembe as their excessestheir $600-$800 – One victim, The slasher about who did not are r. – the who same as the detectives believe new tyres. want his name said he had spent the area – strikes cost of two lives used, “Most of the daughter’s had $1800 replacing nine tyres. before midnight on random nights from in tyres are being “My seven tyres slashed savagely cludes Normanbyto around 1am. His “beat” just making them unrepairab two,” he said. and I’ve had “If in- ery said. Terrace, Marguerit le,” Detective slashed, Fern going to bother there’s a next time I’m not Montgomeven ple Place, Walara Drive, Ramsay a Avenue, fixing it. I can’t Anyone tyre bills. The Court, car can just stay afford any more Buxton Glenisla Drive, DickensonCourt, Tem- or who who has information on has seen the incidents out on the street.” Court. Grove and the area is urged someone walking the streets Detective Senior to call Detective in Constable Alex Montgomery Montgomery, Somerville CIU on 59781 at 300 or Crime 1800 333 000. Stoppers
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