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Ton-up kids all smiles Yarra Junction Primary School celebrated 100 days of Prep on Monday 24 July marking the first chapter in their schooling years. It was a fun filled day of activities and dress up, with the students embracing the theme of being 100 years old. Teachers too said it’s always fun seeing the children develop of those 100 days and really taking on school life. To see more of the costumes and fun, turn to page 12 L-R: Charlie, Kellan and Joshua with their new tasty necklaces. Picture: SUPPLIED
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Hunters hunted these illegal hunters,” she said. “Reports of illegal deer hunting are coming through in the form of Crime Stopper reports and phone calls to the station and Triple Zero ranging from shooting from the roadways into private property and spotlighting to accessing people’s private properties and utilising their hunting dogs to flush the deer out.” A GMA spokesperson said it is quite common for the authority to partner with Victoria
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Police across the state as it allows officers to share intelligence, particularly in areas where spotlighting can be a serious safety risk. “Illegal spotlighting of deer is dangerous and unethical. Illegal spotlighting can result in firearm-related incidents, including injuries to persons or wildlife or damage to property,” the spokesperson said. Continued page 3
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Local police from the Yarra Junction and Warburton Police Stations are set to team up with the Victorian Game Management Authority (GMA) to target illegal deer hunting in the Upper Yarra. With reports of incidents rising over winter, Operation Thicket will see an increased police presence around hotspots and a push for resi-
dents to report their concerns to target illegal hunters. Sergeant and Officier-in-charge at Yarra Junction Police Station Abbey Draper said the operation will be focusing on an overt and covert response. “We’ll have members of both of the GMA and us in either uniforms and marked vehicles or unmarked vehicles and plain clothes to hit both ways and then going out and targeting
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