Mountain Views
Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
Two house fires in Healesville and Wesburn
Tragic death after man falls into Yarra River
National Reconciliation Week celebration
See Real Estate liftout inside
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On the course for a cause By Callum Ludwig
Terry Daniher (centre) with Peter Bradbury (left) watching on at the Warburton Golf Club. 410512
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Money was raised for two great causes at the Warburton Golf Club last week, with some high-profile names of the AFL’s yesteryear in attendance. Organised by Warburton resident Lachie Pitman, a cast including AFL Hall of Famer Terry Daniher, brother of fellow AFL footballer and the founder and co-patron of FightMND Neale Daniher AO, ex-Tiger and Magpie David Cloke, ex-Magpie Denis Banks and ex-Magpie and Bomber Peter Bradbury took the course in a fundraiser for the Variety Children’s Charity and FightMND. Mr Daniher said it’s been fantastic from the foundation’s point of view to see local events in support popping up. “The football and netball clubs have been terrific in a lot of the country areas and even suburban areas and the amount of trouble they go to, as Neale’s always quoted, ‘It’s all about having a bit of fun in fundraising’,” he said. Turn to page 17 for more
Calls unheeded By Dongyun Kwon
to current building and liability insurance arrangements as well as the potential for nearby businesses and properties to be adversely impacted by fires and other criminal activity. The Yarra Ranges landlord, who Star Mail has kept anonymous for safety reasons, rented his property to a tenant who was going to open a business for tobacco selling in 2018. A few months later, he realised his tenant
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was selling illicit tobacco. He claimed he reported it to local police, Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police and even the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), but no action was taken by any of them. “It was frustrating because you don’t want to own a building and rent to someone doing illegal activity,” the landlord said. Continued page 3 12452267-SG26-20
A Yarra Ranges landlord was frustrated when he heard news about Victoria Police’s most recent tactic to identify illegal tobacconists after his alleged experience of reporting a similar crime went unanswered. Victoria Police recently announced it is working closely with councils across Victoria
to distribute a letter to landlords as part of the investigative response to arson attacks at tobacco stores, advising of the adverse impacts on insurance coverage for illegal tobacco trading. The purpose of the letter is to highlight to landlords the current risks posed to businesses engaged in illicit activity, whether active in the selling or not as a landlord, including the risk
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