1 February, 2017 Tel: 011 724 7000 Free Swimmers assist charity By Julie Maule email: [email protected] twitter: @MondeorJourno IN support of The Teddy Bear Foundation, a team of swimmers will be competing in the Midmar Mile at Midmar Dam, over the weekend of February 11 and 12, to raise funds for the organisation. First-time swimmer Stephan Cilliers from Mondeor said, “It was actually my GP, Armas van Niekerk, who’s also in the swimming team, who talked me into doing it. As soon as I began training, I realised how much I enjoy swimming. I’m looking forward to competing.” The team consists of Stephan, Deon van Niekerk, Armas Ferreira (all Mondeor guys), Arthur Blake from Melville and Myles Sinclair from Hilton. When asked about training, Deon said, “The training never stops. To keep ourselves fi t and in top form, we all train on a regular basis.” The Teddy Bear Foundation originated in 1986 in response to an urgent need for medical examinations for sexually abused children. From there, it’s grown into a fully- SUPPORTING THE TEDDY BEAR FOUNDATION: Deon van Niekerk, Gino Mazza, Armas Ferreira and Stephan Cilliers, enjoying dinner at Gino’s. fl edged service for abused children which includes: forensic medical their families when entering the child abused children from the deep waters like to match or better it. emailing Dalene on [email protected]. examinations, forensic assessments, protection system, by providing they fi nd themselves in, by enabling Local business owner, Gino Mazza, za or alternatively, deposit a donation counselling, psychological testing and expertise, information and support - in The Teddy Bear Foundation to continue invited the team and guests to enjoy directly into their bank account at more recently: a diversion programme order to make their journey a healing providing its specialised support a meal at his restaurant and said he’s Nedbank: Teddy Bear Clinic for for youth sexual offenders. one. Each journey includes a medical services for victims of abuse,” the team behind the team all the way. Abused Children; Nedbank account Dalene Bishop, the donor liaison examination, forensic assessment, said. If you would like to make a number 1944183361; branch code offi cer at The Teddy Bear Foundation therapy and court preparation; which all They raised over R60 000 last year, difference to an abused child’s life, 194405; branch name Parktown - and said: “Our mission is to minimise costs money. which helped 11 children through their support the team of swimmers with as a reference, please include your the secondary harm to children and “Please support our swim to rescue journey of healing and this year, they’d a sponsorship for the foundation by name and Midmar. Pictures are for illustrative purpose only. 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Shop in store or online at www.pnp.co.za/shop. 2 Comaro Chronicle News • Nuus 1 February, 2017 Mondeor crash injures six AN accident involving two The paramedics found that three and fi ve - who’d been taxis and a light motor vehicle the two taxis and the light travelling in a taxi and a on Columbine Avenue, motor vehicle had collided. woman, had sustained minor Mondeor on Wednesday Several people were found to moderate injuries. morning, January 25, left six walking around on the scene, The patients were treated people, including fi ve young while others were seated in on the scene and then children, injured. their vehicles. transported to the South Rand ER24 paramedics were According to ER24 and Lesedi hospitals, for stocking their vehicles at their spokesperson, Russel further treatment. branch when they heard the Meiring, paramedics assessed Local authorities were on loud crash, just a few metres the patients and found that the the scene to conduct further up the road. fi ve children - aged between investigations. WRECKED: The vehicle is taken away by Metro Police offi cers. Horror Columbine crash killed two ONE young man was declared began emergency treatment, hospital,” said Michelle Pelser dead at an accident scene, giving them advanced life support from Mondeor Sector One another died later in hospital and intervention. The pedestrian was Community Policing Forum - a pedestrian was injured, after also assessed; he'd sustained who was one of the fi rst people on a horrifi c accident on Monday, moderate injuries. the scene. January 23 at about 14:00. Unfortunately one of the young Also in attendance were Metro The driver of the vehicle, which men, who was the passenger Police offi cers, who assisted was travelling down Columbine in the car, died on the scene. with traffi c calming measures on Avenue, Mondeor from the The other critically injured Columbine, while the accident Southgate side, apparently lost man and pedestrian were taken scene was cleared. control of the car - causing it to Baragwanath Hospital for “My sincere condolences to the to veer off the road, hitting a emergency treatment. The driver families of the deceased young pedestrian who was walking on of the vehicle passed away early men,” added Pelser. One of the the pavement; before smashing on Tuesday morning. deceased was laid to rest on into a tree. “ER24 paramedics worked Tuesday morning, January 24. ER24 paramedics arriving tirelessly to save the young man Local authorities will be on the scene removed the two who died on scene, stabilising conducting an investigation into WALL: Malcolm Farrell next to the wall that was knocked down. young men from the vehicle and the other before he was taken to the collision. Preschoolers are in danger THE principal of a preschool situated on the “Her vehicle spun out of control and smashed corner of Columbine Avenue and Ormonde Street, into the boundary wall of the school’s property, Mondeor, is concerned about traffi c volumes in knocking down a large section of the wall as well as the area which, he believes, pose a danger to the the main entrance gate,” Malcolm said. children at the school. "Fortunately that happened during the school Shereda Farrell, principal of the school and offi ce holidays, so there were no children on the premises. manager Malcolm Farrell, shared these concerns If there were children here at the time, many could with the CHRONICLE. have sustained injuries." “We’re concerned about the volume of traffi c on Then, on Saturday, January 7, another driver also Columbine Avenue throughout the day and the lack lost control at the same spot and this time smashed of any measures being taken by the Joburg Metro into the street light, fl attening it entirely. Police, or any other authorities, to calm the traffi c. “The very next day, another motorist lost control DUTY CALLS: Metro Police offi cers at the scene - Malcolm Dunn, Vusi Khambule and There’s an obvious lack of traffi c signs, such as of his vehicle just outside the school and ended up Lebogang Morake. speed restrictions, speed cameras and hazardous road mowing down all the trees and shrubs over a fairly condition warning signs,” said an upset Malcolm. large distance on the island,” Malcolm said. "Both He believes the volume of daily traffi c passing the these incidents happened in wet weather." school has increased considerably over the past few Malcolm said these three accidents were the UPDATE: Councillor responds years and has brought with it, a large percentage of most recent, but accidents are commonplace on motorists who noticeably exceed the speed limit for a Columbine Avenue throughout the year. suburban area. “We don’t get much response for traffi c calming to many Columbine accidents Malcolm adds that there’s also been a dramatic measures to be introduced and we have grave increase in accidents along this stretch of Columbine concerns that a continuation of this pattern and WARD 54 Councillor Sergio Isa dos Santos recently to mitigate this.