Phone 5862 1034 – Fax 5862 2668 – Email - Editorial: [email protected] - Advertising: [email protected] – Registered by Australia Post – Publication No. VA 1548 established 1895 LEADER NumurkahWEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020 $1.30 INSIDE Happy surprise See story page 5 Appeal A cuppa successNUMURKAH Good Friday Appeal coordinator John with Deb Shrimpton is thrilled with this year’s local donations made during trying times. See story page 2. See story pages 10 & 11 High speed pursuit ends in capture for Rickky WANTED local fugitive Rickky Leigh Dunn was Dunn ran into the front yard of a nearby property ose charges include reckless conduct endanger- apprehended by police on the weekend, a er leading and stole a Mitsubishi Triton ute that had been le ing persons; dangerous driving while being pursued them on a high speed pursuit across the district. with the keys in the ignition, and drove through the by police; fail to stop vehicle upon police request; Police units from Shepparton, Numurkah and property’s fence to get away. unlicensed driving; possess methylamphetamine; Cobram a ended a Tallygaroopna address just a er He ed through Echuca CBD pursued by police, the of motor vehicle; criminal damage; aggravated midnight on Easter Monday, acting on information including the police air wing, knocking over tem- reckless exposure of police o cer to risk by driving that 28 year-old Dunn may be at the address, or in porary fencing at the Port of Echuca before driving stolen vehicle; and the . the vicinity. down Scenic Drive Track. Dunn was also charged with failing to appear on Happily Dunn ed in a vehicle with a 29 year-old Wunghnu Dunn was apprehended a er he performed a bail at Shepparton Magistrates Court on March 10, man, leading police on a pursuit through the back U-turn and collided with a pursuing police vehicle, and contravening conditions of bail for failing to at- roads of Bunbartha and into Echuca. and the stolen ute became stuck between the police tend at Odyssey House drug rehabilitation centre on stranded It is alleged that the vehicle reached speeds of up to vehicle and a tree. February 26. 150 kms per hour during the pursuit. Following his apprehension on Monday, Dunn Police executed four outstanding warrants of ap- Dunn and his companion abandoned the vehicle was held in custody and appeared before Sheppar- prehension and a revocation of bail warrant when See story page 4 on Bangerang Road, Echuca, and split up, with the ton Magistrates Court yesterday facing a large num- they arrested Dunn on Monday. other o ender being apprehended on foot. ber of charges relating to the pursuit. Continued on page 3. www.numurkahleader.net.au 2 — NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, April 15, 2020 PETER COX & SONS FUNERALDIRECTORS Mayor’s message – COVID-19 update Professional service tailored to your needs I WOULD like to congratulate our local res- our Facebook page and questions from the pub- idents, who played their part over the Easter lic will still be considered. Locally owned & operated 24 hours - 7 days a week break and stayed at home. You can email questions to [email protected]. Funeral calls and information Normally we would welcome visitors to the gov.au. All questions must be submi ed 24 shire and encourage locals to go out and about hours prior to the meeting. and enjoy our beautiful shire, however it was vi- We have been speaking with residents about Cnr5862 Meiklejohn &3047 Quinn Streets tal we all ‘stayed put’ to minimise the risk to our options moving forward to help pay their rates. health care system. Our COVID-19 Financial Hardship Policy is ACCREDITED MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION e April ordinary council meeting is sched- just one of many initiatives we have put in place uled for next Wednesday, April 22, at the Co- and this policy applies to all rateable properties bram Civic Centre from 5pm. within the shire. Due to the continuing Victorian Government I would like to encourage any ratepayer who COVID-19 stage three restrictions, public at- would like to discuss se ing up a payment plan Can’t get out tendance would be a breach of the stay-at-home to suit their needs, or anyone who is in nancial Thankful... Mayor Libro Mus- directions and we are asking people not to at- di culty to give us a call. tica has praised the behaviour tend. Please continue to stay safe and stay at home of locals over Easter. of the house? Instead, this meeting will be streamed live via unless you need to leave for an approved activity. Make sure you don’t miss out on Numurkah all the local news virtually digs Chemical smell deep for annual on Saxton St Digital appeal NUMUR H residents have stepped up to do their part for the Royal Children’s Hospital, with around $4,000 raised so far for subscriptions the annual Good Friday Appeal. Local appeal coordinator John Shrimpton, from Numurkah CFA, said the brigade was delighted with the result. 1 month $5.95 “We usually raise around $15,000, but most of that comes from door-knocking and tin-ra ling which we couldn’t do this year, so WHILE the rest of us stay safe caught re, destroying the quad we knew we would be well down on that,” he said. at home, local reys remain busy, bike and doing signi cant damage 12 months $54.95 “We also weren’t able to do the usual hamper ra e, which al- with four turn-outs in the past to the interior of the shed. Numur- ways makes a decent amount of money. week. kah assisted with breathing appa- “Given the circumstances, $4,000 is a great result and we are Just a er midday yesterday, Nu- ratus wearers. very grateful to the local community for going out of its way to murkah and Katunga brigades, At 6.25pm on Good Friday, Nu- NumurkahLEADER support us.” along with Shepparton hazardous murkah brigade was turned out Around $1,000 came in before Easter through tins placed in materials van (Hazmat), respond- to a hay bale re at Hendys Road, local businesses and clubs, whilst another $2,600 was raised ed to a report of a chemical smell Numurkah, between Naring Road Ph. 5862 1034 through Numurkah’s online virtual tin. in a unit on Saxton Street, Numur- and Naring Hall Road. 88 Melville St, Numurkah Another $140 was also raised in just a couple of hours through kah, between Gray and McCaskill Two bales were on re, and some a drive-by donation bin. Streets. others were smouldering as a re- ere are still some tins in local businesses that the brigade has A health support worker visiting sult of spontaneous combustion; COME AND SEE US FOR ALL YOUR not been able to collect and add to the tally due to current move- the unit noticed a strong chemical six bales were removed into a large ment restrictions. smell; they evacuated the occupi- paddock, spaced so they could “Once those are counted and factored in, the total will be even ers and called Vic re. burn out. e farmer spread out higher and we’re thrilled with that,” John said. Numurkah re brigade cancelled “Between the bush res and oods, and now coronavirus, these Katunga, and waited for Sheppar- the remaining bales in case any of PRINTING are trying times and we are really happy to see people showing ton Hazmat to a end with their them ignited. CALENDARS their support for the appeal, and very grateful for their generosity.” detectors. On Easter Monday, at 9.40am, John said that, although he is looking forward to things get- No trace of chemicals could be Numurkah and Wunghnu bri- POSTERS UP TO A1 ting back to normal for next year’s appeal and the return of found; the chemical smell must gades, along with Shepparton’s door-knocking and tin-ra ling, this year’s appeal has shown the have dissipated before the Shep- aerial pumper and hazardous ma- PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS potential of online donations. parton crew arrived. terials van, responded to an alarm “ e necessity to do things di erently this year has shown what At 10.30pm last Wednesday, at the GrainCorp plant on Mc- FLYERS we can do with a greater online presence, and that’s de nitely April 8, Nathalia, Numurkah, Pi- Donald Street, Numurkah. something we’ll be looking to explore more in the future.” cola and Barmah brigades were A drop in water pressure caused BUSINESS CARDS Across the state, the appeal raised a record $18.2million, large- called to a shed re at Tenaces a pressure switch to activate the MENUS ly thanks to a last-minute injection of funds from the Victorian Road, Nathalia, between Katun- alarm, which is what it is designed Government. ga/Picola Road and Peter Clay to do. ere was no re. e VOUCHERS At 9.30pm, Victorians had given $9,640,437, but in an unprec- Road. Wunghnu and Shepparton vehi- edented last-minute gesture, Premier Daniel Andrews pledged to A quad bike in the shed had cles were stopped enroute. BOOKS AND MAGAZINES top up the fund18.2 million, ensuring that it beat last year’s total of $18.145 million. Small numbers of anything Ph. 5862 1034 NumurkahLEADER 88 Melville St, Numurkah Changes to local police Police urge Numurkah Leader is bound by the Standards station availability shutdown security of Practice of the Australian Press IN an e ort to minimise the risk of door and abide by any instructions.