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Star behind the lens Dandenong West Primary student Aamir took a turn behind the lens of Star Journal phorographer Gary Sissons’s camera at a Colour Bazaar Arts Extravaganza last Wednesday. To see Aamir’s handiwork, turn to page 6
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Sorrow for Mila, 3 In a heart-breaking tragedy, a young child was struck by a car and killed on an 80km/h road last week. Mila, just 3 years old, was fatally injured on a pedestrian crossing on Heatherton Road, near the corner of James Cook Drive, in Endeavour Hills about 8.30am on Thursday 17 October.
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In anguish, her mother Wenna Lin has appealed for dashcam footage. “I can see Mila’s face looking so worried every time I close my eyes,” she posted on social media. “I know she didn’t do anything wrong… Mummy is here for you. Love you Mila.” Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives
have charged a 24-year-old man with one count of dangerous driving causing serious injury. Police say they will consider further charges following the death of the child. It is a chilling reminder of the tragic death of a two-year-old boy at a notorious pedestrian black-spot at Stud Road, Dandenong North
last December. So it is the case in Endeavour Hills, where locals such as Casey Council candidate Melinda Ambros are pleading for speed reductions, safer signage and traffic light set-ups at the “dangerous” intersection. For more on the story, turn to page 4