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100 days of prep learning By Dongyun Kwon and Oliver Winn Prep students across the Yarra Valley wore special costumes and did fun activities to mark a significant milestone in their school life. Unlike last time when Start Mail visited schools in the first week earlier this year, Prep students looked much more settled, welcoming the journalist with big smiles. Students participated in activities, symbolising 100 days and showed off their numeracy skills, counting from zero to 100. Teachers, parents and grandparents were very proud of the achievements of the students over the past 100 days. “Every Prep teacher’s focus is to get students reading and writing, and we’ve achieved that,” Yarra Glen Primary School Prep teacher Jess Nahon said. “They’ve made some amazing growth over the 100 days. They’re all where they need to be, and they’re continuing to achieve and grow to the best.” Turn to pages 10 and 11 to read more
Chum Creek Primary School junior class and their families celebrated the Preps’ special milestone of 100th day on Wednesday 30 July. (Dongyun Kwon: 493401)
Shots saved a life By Oliver Winn Police in Yarra Junction shot a man who was violently assaulting his sister on Wednesday night after multiple taser rounds failed to subdue him. The 48-year-old woman was airlifted to hospital with a partially severed arm and remains in a coma, while the 45-year-old man was declared dead at the scene. It came after the siblings’ mother called police around 5.30pm, 30 July, after a fight had broken out between the pair.
Upon arrival at the Warburton Highway property, the police officers were briefed by the mother outside the home before entering to find the brother strangling his sister, who appeared unconscious and had a partially severed arm. “What I’ve observed is a male strangling a female and without intervention by police, I think that would have been life-threatening,” Victoria Police Eastern Region Assistant Commissioner Russell Barrett said. A was sword found at the scene. Mr Barrett didn’t confirm it was used, but he said the wom-
an’s injury was “from a weapon of some description”. The 77-year-old mother was distressed and was also taken to hospital for shock. “You can imagine what the mother is going through at this moment. “It’s a tragic circumstance for a family and for a relatively small rural community who know their community and know their police,” Mr Barrett said. He reviewed the officer’s body cam footage
and said they acted “entirely appropriately”, adding the two officers were distressed after the incident. “These police officers have come to work doing what they do every day in a relatively small community, had been confronted with a situation where they’ve had to take life-taking action. “It’s what they’re trained to do and they’re trained very, very well. But no police officer wants to take these actions.” Story page 3
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