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Raise a cuppa for our carers The sound of laughter, clinking mugs and music could be heard coming out of the Outlook Community Centre in Pakenham on Tuesday 15 October, with more than 50 people turning out for the Carer’s Morning Tea event. Supported by Carers Victoria as part of National Carer’s Week, Outlook Community Centre manager Alison Ryan said the event was a way for the team at Outlook to give back to carers. “Carers are the glue that keeps families and communities together,” she said. Story page 4
Cathy Emmett enjoys a cuppa and a chat with Outlook’s Vicki Ferrari at the Carer’s Morning Tea. (Stewart Chambers: 435420)
Hoon pleads guilty By Cam Lucadou-Wells A serial hoon from Berwick has pleaded guilty to multiple charges relating to high speeds, drag racing on freeways and seat-swapping with a passenger while driving on the Monash. Sushant Mittal, 20, stood accused of reckless conduct endangering life relating to many of the 12 alleged driving incidents, reaching speeds of up to 255km/h. The incidents took place in Hallam, Clyde
North, Berwick, Dandenong North, Eumemmerring, Mulgrave, Blackburn North, Glen Waverley, Parkville, Mt Waverley, Box Hill North, Wheelers Hill and Melbourne in 2022 and 2023. The P-plate driver was also charged with driving a high-powered Mercedes vehicle that was prohibited for probationary drivers during several of the acts. Its engine had been converted from six cylinders to a V8, and its speed limiter of 250km/h had been over-ridden, prosecutor JJ Jassar told Mel-
bourne Magistrates’ Court on 16 October. Mittal had been originally facing up to 110 charges. In March, he rejected a magistrates’ earlier sentence indication which included a jail term and indicated he’d fight the charges. Mittal pleaded guilty on 7 October, with a portion of charges being withdrawn. In court, Jassar played a series of videos recorded on Mittal and passengers’ phones during
the alleged offences including multiple charges of reckless conduct endangering life. On several occasions, the Mercedes’ collision avoidance system beeped during the series of high-revving races and overtaking manoeuvres. Passengers were heard yelling warnings of upcoming vehicles. “I’ve nearly died twice tonight,” a passenger said during one of the street races. Continued page 3
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