Lock up vehicles at night
Tradies are being warned to lock away tools after a spate of thefts in Maribyrnong. Thieves have broken into vans and utes parked at night in residential streets, targeting expensive power tools and other items left in vehicles. Footscray police leading senior constable Craig McDonald said people could help protect against theft by securing building sites, locking vans and parking out of sight. Engraving tools can help identification when thieves try to sell them at second-hand shops.
Gallipoli study tour up for grabs
Year 9 and 10 students can apply for the 2013-14 Premier’s Spirit of ANZAC Prize competition where 12 students on an all-expense-paid study tour will follow in the footsteps of the ANZACs at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. Apply at: dpcd.vic.gov.au/veterans/premiers-spirit-of-anzac-prize
Sign up to shave
Help change the lives of people with blood cancer by joining the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave (March 14-17). Since the event began in 1998, Australians have raised more than $138 million, which goes to the foundation’s Vision to Cure and Mission to Care. The Victorian goal is to raise more than $3.5 million. Details: 1800 500 088
