50 years ago
The Express, February 25, 1976
Double the charge on bottles: Shire
MORWELL Shire Council will press for the deposit on soft drink bottles to be raised from five to 10 cents. Council believes that a higher impost will result in fewer bottles being abandoned. Among other recommendations adopted by the council last week were: Kelly Bros. Motors be allowed to paint a “no standing” sign in Buckley St and that the traffic officer police parking over driveways. St Vincent’s Carinval is now granted permission to use Commercial Rd Lawns for a band recital and fete. The SEC’s objection to the Hazelwood Planning Scheme amendment has also been dismissed.
30 years ago
The Express, February 27, 1996
National park rescues
CONSERVATION and Natural Resources Rangers were involved in two back-to-back searches and rescues in the Baw Baw National Park on Sunday. In the first incident, a bushwalker was reported to be in difficulty near Mushroom Rocks on Mt Erica. The walker’s medical condition was assessed, and he was winched out at 7pm. The second incident involved two canoeists who were reported missing after setting out on Sunday afternoon from Beardmodes Crossing below the Thomson Dam. They were found at 8:30pm walking out to a vehicle track. The rescues included local ambulance and police.
10 years ago
The Express, February 25, 2016
Parent’s horrible discovery
A GRIEVING mother is appealing for thieves to return a Thai Buddha statue stolen from her son’s gravesite at Yallourn Cemetery. Karren Renwick said it would have taken “someone strong” to move the two-foot-high statue, which is estimated to weigh about 30 kilograms. “I just want somebody to please return it,” Ms Renwick said. “It’s bad enough burying a child as it is without somebody robbing his grave.” The statue was taken sometime between December 15 and February 9. It had sat on the gravesite for about 10 years.
