50 years ago

The Express, February 4, 1976

Nobody wants the job

EIGHTEEN Moe women could lose their jobs if a suitable manager can’t be found for a Newborough factory. TownTopic Centre Line (Moe), manufacturer of men’s trousers, has advertised widely without success. Moe’s Town Clerk, Mr Pugsley, outlined the situation at last week’s council meeting. He said the Latrobe Valley promotion officer, Mr Tipping, was trying to assist. Advertising had resulted in one applicant, but this was a woman, and considered unsatisfactory. Mr Pugsley said the position was more for an ‘allrounder”. “He must not only be experienced in making trousers, but having some mechanical knowledge,” he said. Mr Pugsley said the problem of replacing senior staff was widespread and affecting other Moe industries. Council took no action on Pugsley’s report.

30 years ago

The Express, February 1, 1996

Man receives cuts to throat during attack

A MAN received cuts to his throat after he was attacked from behind by a masked man “wielding a knife” during an attempted robbery in Morwell late Tuesday night. According to police, the middle-aged man and his wife were walking north on The Boulevard near Ash Street around 10.15pm when the man was attacked from behind by the masked offender. The man was grabbed around the eyes and throat as the offender demanded money. Police believe the offender inflicted more than one cut to the victim’s throat before fleeing on foot along Ash Street. The victim was treated at LRH in Traralgon, where he received stitches to his throat.

10 years ago

The Express, February 4, 2016

Moe man faces court over attempted murder

A MOE man accused of attempted murder had been involved in an ongoing neighbourhood dispute over barking dogs, a court has heard. Michael Pantic, 68, faces charges of attempted murder and intentionally causing serious injury to another man, following a shooting on Monday morning at a reserve on Staff Street, Moe. The shooting left the victim with broken ribs, a collapsed lung and spinal cord damage. He remained in a critical but stable condition on Tuesday. Representing himself, Mr Pantic told the court the dispute with a group of residents involved complaints about him walking his dog early in the morning, causing other dogs to bark.