| Melton & Moorabool

02/09/2019

By Ewen McRae

Shooting arrest

Police have charged a man in relation to a shooting in Hillside on June 12. A 53-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries after being found with a gunshot wound at an address in Bellevue Boulevard about 9.40am. A 51-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested on August 29 and charged with reckless conduct endangering serious injury and various offences. He has been remanded to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on September 4.

Grants open

Do you have an idea to help make your community safer? Community groups can apply now for grants of up to $25,000 for local crime prevention and safety projects. Projects that can be funded include security equipment and infrastructure such as locks, security lighting and alarms; activities engaging the community in small-scale, improvements and upgrades to public spaces; and education and awareness initiatives focused on home safety, theft of and from motor vehicles, or theft of personal property in public places. Councils and community groups are eligible to apply at bit.ly/2MGpbZo

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