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Rescue group walk Organisers of an inaugural Outdoors for Horsham PAWS fundraising dog walk at Natimuk Lake next week have been busy preparing for the event.
They are calling on people with dogs or an interest in dogs in the region to get involved. The Horsham PAWS and Horsham Dog Obedience Club project, a 4.5-kilometre loop walk starting and finishing at Natimuk Caravan Park, starts at 11am on April 26. Your Family Vet in Horsham has strongly backed the event and its suppliers have also chipped in, providing a range of products for the participant show bags. Not-for-profit Horsham PAWS is a domestic-animal rescue organisation which has so far helped save more than 700 pets from Horsham pound.
Event spokesperson Tarni Eldridge said people could raise money any way they pleased after registering for the event. “There is an online donation option available. All money raised from this event goes directly to Horsham PAWS and the wonderful work they do,” she said. “We would love to see people come up with their own creative fundraising ideas such as guessing how many jelly beans in a jar, cupcake sales, morning teas. Fundraising is optional. “We are still seeking walkers to register as individuals or as part of a team. Registration is only $20.” People can register on website www.registernow. com.au/secure/Register. aspx?E=16279. They can also sponsor walkers at www.horshampaws. com.au/events/outdoors-forhorsham-paws?id=30.
WOOF AND A WALK: Your Family Vet staff members and Horsham PAWS volunteers, from left, Steph Warren, Tarni Eldridge, Penny Stemp and Georgie Schwarz and canine helpers Panda and Jack prepare goodies in preparation for a major community fundraiser on April 26. Picture: MICK SHANNON
Dob in a drug dealer BY DEAN LAWSON
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ember for Lowan Emma Kealy has joined police in urging communities across the Wimmera-Mallee and Grampians to get involved in a statewide Crime Stoppers Victoria Dob in a Dealer campaign.
Ms Kealy said the campaign provided everyday people with an effective way of joining in a concerted fight against illicit drugs such as crystal methamphetamine – ICE. She said regional communities had enormous power in providing what might be
critical information to police through Crime Stoppers. “We need communities to be willing to jump on board and to use Crime Stoppers to help curb this serious problem,” Ms Kealy said. “We know that ICE and other drugs are in our communities and the problems they cause, so we really don’t need that much motivation to do something about them and the people pushing them. “If anyone has any information, calling Crime Stoppers is a great way for us as a community to help fight the drug issue in our region. “You can be anonymous
while tackling this problem head-on and you can ultimately make a difference.” The State Government’s Community Crime Prevention Program is funding Crime Stoppers’ Dob in a Dealer campaign in collaboration with Victoria Police. The program has featured campaign launches in Moe, Warrnambool, Shepparton and Wodonga.
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Senior Constable Les Power of Horsham said he had seen a ‘dob in a drug dealer’ campaign operating in Deniliquin and there was little reason why Wimmera centres couldn’t do
the same. “With a lot of focus on the impact of ICE and the growing awareness of illicit drug use in general, there is a lot of emphasis on communities taking hold of the issue. This is one area where people can make a serious contribution,” he said. “Let’s all work to dob in the drug dealers. If people notice or know of anything suspicious that might be occurring in their neighbourhoods then make the call. It can’t hurt. All information is welcome. “It might be suspicious cars that keep turning up at a specific location or cars arriving at locations at odd times. It
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might be that children come home and mention that they are being approached or harassed by strangers or that suspicious characters are hanging around schools, sporting clubs or other organisations – it is all information that can help police.” Horsham Acting Inspector Brendan Broadbent said police needed community partnerships to tackle the illicit drug problem. “It is a lot about civic duty and responsibility. The simple passing on of information might provide police with that key element needed to finalise an investigation,” he said. Ms Kealy said people should
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have few qualms about dobbing in people trading illicit drugs. “There has been a general community feeling of disgust that there unscrupulous people moving within our regional communities selling what in some cases can be a death sentence,” she said. “People can feel more than justified to dob in a dealer through Crime Stoppers. As communities, we have an enormous power to help authorities and it’s something we should seize.” People can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or triple zero in an emergency.