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Chief Police Officer Neil Gaughan. Photo: Michelle Kroll. Members of the Weston Creek community have raised concerns about why it took a murder in the area for police to start patrolling again as debate was reignited over policing resources in the ACT. Murrumbidgee MLA Jeremy Hanson said members of his community in Weston Creek and Molonglo said they had not seen a police presence in the area for many years until the skate park murder at the end of last year. “Anecdotally, there seems to be an issue with incidents in my neck of the woods,” Mr Hanson said during Committee Hearings on Thursday (25 February). ....
Weston Creek Children s Centre director accused of defrauding business has bail refused Posted FriFriday 26 updated FriFriday 26 FebFebruary 2021 at 6:16am Weston Creek Children s Centre director Emma Morton was arrested following a police raid at her Campbell home. ( Print text only Cancel The director of a Canberra childcare centre accused of defrauding the business of as much as $500,000 has been refused bail. Key points: Police believe Ms Morton may have misappropriated as much as $500,000 She has been refused bail and will return to court in March Police have charged Weston Creek Children s Centre director Emma Morton with 23 counts of obtaining property by deception, amounting to $160,000 in stolen funds. ....
VOCAL’s Bryan Harper and Marie-noelle Cure… “We just want to help people because there is a need for our service.” Photo: Belinda Strahorn CANBERRA’S longest-existing victim support service that “runs on the smell of an oily rag” fears without any government funding it may close its doors. The ACT’s Victims of Crime Assistance League (VOCAL) in Narrabundah is also crying out for volunteers amid a need for its services. The organisation’s former co-ordinator Marie-noelle Cure, 68, is still the driving force behind the organisation, but has not been paid a cent since 2011 when the service’s government funding was scrapped. ....
ACT Legislative Assembly. THE 2020-21 Budget, handed down this afternoon (February 9), outlines investments across every region in the ACT. With a key focus on education, construction and health, here’s a breakdown on where the funding will go… CENTRAL CANBERRA: For central Canberra, including the inner north and inner south, the big funding commitment in this budget will be the $2.1 million allocated for work to begin on extending the light rail network from Alinga Street to Commonwealth Park as part of the city to Woden light rail project. Funding of $400,000 is allocated for detailed planning and design work for a new home for Dragon Boating ACT at Grevillea Park to allow the club to increase members in the growing sport and participate in local, interstate and international events. ....