Plains Producer - August 28, 2013

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

STAR OF THE NORTH

Armed robber flees

Machete bandit escapes daring Virginia Bank holdup POLICE are hunting for the offender involved in an armed robbery of the Bendigo Bank at Virginia on Saturday morning. The masked man confronted staff opening the store about 8.30am and threatened them with a machete. He demanded access to the safe but the two bank employees seized their chance to flee the scene soon after. “The staff members are very brave. An op-

portunity presented itself and they did exactly what they had to do,’’Metropolitan duty officer, Superintendent Bob Fauser, said. Staff were interviewed by police on Saturday. The robbery sparked a five-hour lockdown of the town centre, as SWAT officers and police surrounded the Virginia Shopping Centre after the offender was spotted on the roof. Police sealed off nearby roads and shut down businesses in and around Virginia Shopping Centre.

Police conducted a thorough search of the centre and were confident the offender was no longer there. Businesses re-opened soon after. The suspect is described as Australian, of average height and build, wearing a darkhooded top and mask. Anyone with information on the incident should call Crimestoppers on 1800 33 300. n POLICE outside the bank on Saturday morning. – PICTURE Lisa Redpath.

It’s back to the future with wards Bec O’Brien reports: District Council of Mallala’s lengthy, expensive and drawn-out Elector Representation Review has finally come to a conclusion, with councillors opting to revert back to a previously proposed three-ward model following a meeting on Monday night. The review has been a contentious issue for both councillors and residents, with an independent consultant earlier in the year putting forward a number of models for council to consider. n Continued Page 6

The air is electric as Balaklava Cup day nears Balaklava Racing Club is charging up for another big Cup day next Wednesday – and local Cup ambassador Kelly Michael really set the scene! “Frocked up” in her race day finery, Kelly is pictured on the track where throughbreds will scorch to the winning post.

She is in an image created using time exposure in a photographic technique called “light painting,” where torches and a four minute exposure are used to give the effect shown here. Preparations are gathering pace this week, with scores of marquees erected along the straight, ready for an expected influx of 15,000

revellers. Perfect weather is forecast and a great day of racing action is expected, with tickets still available. Balaklava Racing Club chief executive officer, Doug Hall, said some vacancies remained in a few marquees. n Continued Page 2

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