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Kangaroo great Anthony Stevens writes exclusively for Star Weekly
Winning pies in the sky
Gisborne Bakery and Cafe’s Kimthai Seang with one of his many award-winning pies. (Damjan Janevski) 503133_01
Victory has never tasted this good. Gisborne Bakery and Cafe are savouring the success after taking home a total of 11 medals at the Great Aussie Pie Competition. The Gisborne hotspot took home four gold, four silver and three bronze medals for their tasty pies, all baked in-house by baker Kimthai Seang. Winning gold included the bakery’s plain meat (mince), chilli cheese and jalapeno, chunky pepper, chunky cheese and bacon pies. Second places went to its plain meat (chunky), chunky curry, mushroom, and cheese and bacon pies, while bronze medals were awarded to their chunky mushroom, curry, and pepper pies. Mr Seang was thrilled by the massive success. “It’s so exciting, I’m very happy,” he said. “We sent 11 types of pies, and we got four gold, four silver and three bronze. “Thank you so much for all the support.” Mr Seang said you should come and try the award-winning pies for yourself.
Tradie scam alert A Melton man was charged with 30 offences after he allegedly scammed 10 victims, including a victim in Sunbury, in fraud related incidents over the last two years. According to Victoria Police, the 37-year-old Melton man allegedly used fake names on various apps and websites to advertise his availability as a handyman, including electrical, plumbing, gas and maintenance work. Police allege he scammed 10 victims – by agreeing to carry out work, taking payments, and then not completing the job – between April 2023 and May 2025.
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Police arrested the man on Watt Street in Spotswood, where he was working on a property, on Saturday, September 13. Some of those incidents include: • The man was hired for electrical work at a property in Diggers Rest on April 27, 2023. A 54-year-old woman paid him $550, but he allegedly left the property – with live wiring not secured – before finishing. He then failed to turn up again and refused to give the woman a refund. • A 49-year-old man placed an advert on an app to get his new oven installed at a property in Tarneit in May 2023. The victim paid $690 upfront, but the man allegedly
failed to turn up and ignored messages asking for a refund. He was arrested in October in relation to this incident, and later charged with two counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception. • The man claimed to be a plumber and carried out work on the bathroom at a property in Wyndham Vale on June 1 and July 9, 2023. The victim, a 31-year-old man, paid $4900 in total and was left with leaking taps. He allegedly threatened him when he asked for a refund. • A 50-year-old woman contacted the man to carry out work on her shower at a property in Tarneit. She paid him $1000 up
front in August 2023, but he didn’t show up in October, continued to provide excuses and then allegedly blocked her number. He was arrested in March 2024 and later charged on summons but failed to appear before the court. • The accused agreed to build a media wall at a property in Thornhill Park in April 2024. The victim, a 39-year-old man, paid a deposit of $1250. When he failed to turn up, the victim requested a refund and found he was not associated with the maintenance company he claimed to be from. Continued: Page 6.