Pumped up
A man clocked speeding more than 50km/h above the limit at Laverton told police he had been inspired by a motivational speech he was listening to in his car. Police allege the 37-year-old Newtown man was travelling at 152km/h on the Princes Freeway early on Sunday morning. His car was impounded and he will be charged with speeding.
New smoke alarm laws urged
The Tenants Union of Victoria and Justice Connect Homeless Law have backed the Coroner’s recommendations arising from the deaths of three Indian students in a house fire in Footscray in 2008. The investigation revealed up to five international students were living in a single bedroom. The Coroner recommended changes to the Residential Tenancies Act to require rented properties be fitted with hard-wired smoke alarms and require landlords or agents to certify there is a properly installed smoke alarm at the beginning of each lease and each year.
‘Ice’ findings backed
Health and support service provider cohealth has welcomed the Law Reform, Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee’s findings from its inquiry into the supply and use of methamphetamine. Chief executive Lyn Morgain said: “cohealth welcomes a partnership approach that should also include adequate funding of those services that address systemic disadvantage.”
