The Smith Mountain Lake Charity Home Tour board met virtually to begin detailed planning for it is COVID-delayed 30th Anniversary Tour event, now scheduled for Columbus Day Weekend, October 8-10, 2021.Â
âDeclaring the event on for 2021 is really exciting for us and for the SML community, Â daid Sandra Morse, CHT Executive Director. It has been a difficult year for individuals, families and businesses in our area. The Tour was unable to assist our eight participating charities to our normal extent, yet the charities have been there during these difficult times to provide their services to those in need in our region. The 2021 event will get us back on track.â
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GLADSTONE Plans are underway to repair Gladstone’s boardwalk that was damaged by high water levels in recent years.
The Gladstone Downtown Development Authority recently discussed a funding request for the boardwalk, which has been rendered unsafe due to high water.
K & M Industrial has provided a $400,000 estimate for renovating the boardwalk in two areas, by 4th Street park and by Saunders Point. The DDA is writing a grant application for $200,000–the maximum allowed for the construction project–with a 50% match from the city of Gladstone. The city has approved $100,000 for the project, with another $100,000 needed to fulfill the financial commitment on Gladstone’s part.
Police have issued an urgent warning after several Sydneysiders were allegedly tricked into handing over thousands of dollars in cash and gift cards.
NSW Police have reported an increase in elaborate phone scams linked to international organised crime groups in the last month.
Alleged scammers use a technique called ID spoofing, where caller purports to be from the police force or a government agency and demands money under threat of violence or arrest.
The caller convinces the person to hand over personal information and give instructions to either purchase gift cards or withdraw cash and hand it over to a particular person.
Elaborate Phone Scams Netting Thousands Across NSW
Sydney residents have been tricked into handing over thousands of dollars in cash at shopping centres as part of an elaborate phone scam.
One woman handed over $10,000 to a man she believed was an undercover police officer at a shopping centre at Miranda.
On December 4, she received a call from someone who told her they were from Service NSW and said that her tax file number and personal accounts had been compromised.
She was instructed to hand over the cash then call Cronulla Police Station to set up new accounts.
A 34-year-old man was arrested on December 11 over the scam. Police allege he has obtained $42,500 in cash from three separate women using scam phone calls.
The Roselands man faces four charges and will appear before Sutherland Local Court on 21 January.
Police say the elaborate phone scams are happening more frequently and are targeting people across NSW. They believe the scam is linked to transnational organised crime syndicates.
The scammers are using a technique called called ID spoofing, where the call appears to be coming from a number used by the government agency they say they represent.
The caller purports to be from the police force or a government agency and demands money under threat of violence or arrest, police say.
They convince the person to hand over personal information and give instructions to either purchase gift cards or withdraw cash and hand it over to a particular person.