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Students’ Oz adaptation By Claudia Mathers Students from Chum Creek Primary School are putting their own magical twist on an old classic for their primary school production. Taking on the iconic story, the Wizard of Oz, these five-six students took part in every step of the production, including the script, choreographing the dances, and making their props and costumes during class. Year Five-Six Teacher and Production Director Kate Bilton said majority of the final performance on the stage is inspired by student action. Students began brainstorming ideas for the production late last year in Term four. “The kids come to me with different ideas, and we start working our way through possible plots and looking at songs and dances that might fit the themes.” Ms Bilton said. “One of the big changes we made to the show, was just to make it more modern and relevant. We put a bit of a twist on the original,” she said.
Year ones and preps Oktavia, Oscar, Sasha, and Indi posed in their witches costumes. (Claudia Mather: 550363).
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people were there and everyone was pretty rattled but they all worked really well. It wasn’t until paramedics cut his jumper off that I saw how bad he was,” the witness said. Mr Shahin is facing charges of intentionally causing serious injury, recklessly causing serious injury, criminal damage, unlawful assault and using a controlled weapon without lawful excuse. Mr Shahin was also charged with committing an indictable offence while on bail. Read more on page five.
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He was arrested roughly one kilometre away from the scene around 8pm. Mr Shahin fronted the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday. He did not apply for bail and was remanded in custody until his next court appearance on 22 July. An eyewitness at the scene, who wished to remain anonymous, described the aftermath to the Star Mail. “I went out and there were already maybe 10 people there, with three or four of them on the ground with the victim, helping him. A lot of
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The man who was allegedly stabbed in Yarra Junction on Tuesday 28 April is making a steady recovery in hospital while the offender remains in police custody. But a mounting financial pressure awaits for the casual labour hire worker with no sick pay entitlements, prompting his mother to start a GoFundMe to raise money. 38-year-old Chase Charlton was in a Hillview Street household when he heard a commotion
outside and the sound of glass breaking at around 6.20pm He went outside and saw 40-year-old Aaron Lloyd Shahin, who had allegedly smashed a window in the house and the windscreen to Chase’s car. After Chase confronted the 40-year-old, Mr Shahin allegedly stabbed Chase five times. Yarra Junction was awash with red and blue lights as multiple police vehicles combed the streets for Mr Shahin.
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