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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2022
New Mayor for Manningham
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■ The new Mayor, of the City of Manningham is Tullamore Ward Councillor Deirdre Diamante. Councillors unanimously elected Cr Diamante to the role, at a special Annual Meeting on Thbursday night (Nov. 3). In her acceptance speech, the mother of three said she would prioritise Council visibility. Cr Tomas Lightbody was elected Deputy Mayor for 2022-23 – on the same day he finalised his master’s degree.
DRUGS IN BARBER’S CHAIRS: LOWER TEMPLESTOWE BUST
■ A man has been arrested in Lower Templestowe after authorities seized a quantity of methylamphetamine, imported into Australia. Detectives from Joint Taskforce Icarus executed a search warrant at a property in Balmoral Avenue on October 31 and arrested a 39-year-old male resident. The investigation was launched on September 5 after Australian Border Force detected an air cargo consignment containing approximately 10 kg of methylamphetamine, impregnated in the seats of barber chairs. A previous importation of approximately
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10kg of methamphetamine was also identified from March. The man has been charged with importing a commercial quantity of border-controlled drug pursuant to the Criminal
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