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Africa bound STEPHANIE McDonald is about to swap the tranquillity of Tarwin Lower for the hustle and bustle of an African city, all in the name of adventure. This Sunday, the teacher at Tarwin Lower Primary School will leave for Zambia, where she will spend seven weeks teaching in the city of Livingstone, population around 137,000. “I’ve always wanted to go to Africa so I thought I would just do it,” she said. This week she will farewell her students in grades Prep, One and Two, including from left, Georgie, Alivia, Tyler and Ryan, before returning in term four. Read Ms McDonald’s story on page 4.
SPEAR SCARE
By Tayla Kershaw A WONTHAGGI man has been charged with threats to kill, and reckless conduct endangering life and serious injury, after a firing a spear gun into the floor of a Wonthaggi hotel last Tuesday (June 16). The man was remanded in custody and will face the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court on July 13. Wonthaggi’s Senior Sergeant Steve Gibson said using a spear gun as a weapon could be just as deadly as using a gun. “This is a very unusual case, but it does indicate the dangerous times we live in,” he said. “It has been many years since I’ve seen a spear gun used offensively, but I can assure you it is just as lethal as a firearm. It is necessary to point out that it is a terribly dangerous weapon to possess.” Police said the 29 year old man entered the Caledonian Hotel at 5.45pm on Tuesday armed with a loaded spear gun. He made threats to a particular staff member, who was not at work at the time. The offender shot the floor with the spear gun before running through the hotel’s rear door. A Wonthaggi police patrol sighted the man with the spear gun in Watt Street. Continued on page 4.
Dangerous weapon: Wonthaggi Police’s Constable Michael Thatcher holds the spear gun used by an offender at Wonthaggi’s Caledonian Hotel last week.
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