Kids found unsecured in cars
A two-week western suburbs police operation that started on Sunday detected two drivers with unrestrained children in their cars, three drink drivers and about 20 other offences. Operation Ouroboros, involving highway patrol units from Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong and Wyndham, will blitz different areas in the next fortnight. Police said they were “extremely disappointed” to find a woman holding a one-year-old child on her lap in the rear seat of a car. Police said when they approached, she placed the child in the footwell. The 37-year-old Perth woman was fined $332 for not wearing a seatbelt, while the 34-year-old male driver from Perth received a $332 fine for carrying an unrestrained child. Another woman was found to have had a 13-month-old child sitting on her lap. She was travelling with a 31-year-old Point Cook man who will be charged on summons with driving while suspended and carrying an unrestrained child.
Panic attack support
A session on managing panic attacks and agoraphobia will be held in Altona on Thursday. Dr Scott Blair-West will present a lecture at the Louis Joel centre from 7.30-9pm. About four in 10 people experience panic attacks, which can make a person feel as if they are losing control, going crazy or dying. Hosted by the Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria (ADAVIC), the lecture costs $22 ($12 for ADAVIC members). Booking required. Visit adavic.org.au or phone 9853 8089.
