DECEMBER 8, 2015 \ STARWEEKLY.COM.AU
NEWS + SPORT + PROPERTY GUIDE
(Joe Mastroianni)
Lights, disco, action! Plenty of bright lights, decorations and children dressed in their finest Christmas costumes will give Sunbury Memorial Hall a festive feeling for the town’s next Blue Light Disco. The disco, held every two months, gives children the chance to have enjoyable interactions with police. Several hundred kids packed Sunbury Memorial Hall for the October disco, which had a Halloween theme. The next disco is from 6-8pm this Friday. Entry is $7. For more details, phone Senior Constable Kimberley Hunting on 9744 8111 or visit the Sunbury Blue Light Disco Facebook site.
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Drug busts on the rise By Matt Crossman Proactive policing is largely responsible for a massive spike in drug busts around Gisborne over the past five years, the area’s top cop believes. A Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) report released last week lists Gisborne as regional Victoria’s top spot for offence rates per 100,000 people – at 1743, they have quadrupled from 425 in 2011. The report also noted that drug-use rates in country areas were no longer different
from those recorded in metropolitan areas. However, Macedon Ranges police inspector Ryan Irwin said extra staff and improved techniques were a factor in the increase from 2011 until this year. ‘‘There’s certainly been an increase, but I wouldn’t think it has been anywhere near that dramatic in terms of the amount of drugs that are out there,’’ Inspector Irwin said. ‘‘It’s the result of a lot of proactive work. Police are out there pulling cars over, checking them and finding this stuff. The other part is that since the emergence of ice in the past couple of
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You won’t stop the people who get to the point - Ryan Irwin of addiction
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years, there’s been a real focus.’’ Inspector Irwin said night shift crews had been instructed to ‘‘check everything that moves’’ in response to burglaries and thefts on commercial premises. ‘‘Because of that, they’re doing a lot of vehicle intercepts,’’ he said. ‘‘What’s a little more comforting is a lot of
the arrests are people from outside the area.’’ Inspector Irwin said the Macedon Ranges Safety Committee’s efforts to create a regional ice strategy had been delayed slightly due to October’s Lancefield bushfire, but they would be completed next year. ‘‘That will include how we continue to raise awareness,’’ he said. ‘‘You won’t stop the people who get to the point of addiction through enforcement alone. ‘‘But education about the risks and how to get help once you get in that [drug] cycle … that’s the key.’’
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