Pegasus Post: July 29, 2021

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Stolen puppets returned
to New Brighton couple
•From page 1
The McCammons have used
the unique animal puppets to
entertain children since 1983.
“It’s a huge relief, it’s why we
publicised our loss. We never
really gave up hope that we
would find them,” said Mary.
“It happened really fast.
Within a week we had our car
and puppets back, so it’s really
fantastic.”
The grey Subaru was found
a few streets away from their
Marine Pde home on Tovey St
last Tuesday.
There was some damage and
the petrol had been siphoned
out, but there were still no
puppets in sight.
Mary said the police told
them a member of the public
called about a suspicious vehicle
that had been parked there for
several days with no license
plates.
Kerry then received a call on
Sunday from a friend who lives
on Union St to say the house
next door had been burgled.
“We were about to begin one
of our holiday shows when
Kerry got a phone call from a
local man who plays guitar with
us sometimes,” Mary said.
“It turns out he and his wife
live next door to an empty house
that was on the market, full of
furniture, to make it look nicer
for buyers.”
The thieves helped themselves
to most of the furniture inside.
But the alarm bells did not
ring for their friend until they
spoke to the real estate agents
selling the house next door
about what happened.
They said a box with
puppets was also found in the
garden.
“The newspaper (Pegasus
Post) article, which the man’s
wife had read, as well as the
buzz on social media, led to this
man knowing we had lost our
puppets.”
Mary said since the good news
broke, police have still not been
able to locate the offenders.
When the puppets were
found, she called the police
in case the incidents were
connected.
In the meantime, the
puppeteers were grateful for the
community’s support.
“Thank you so much to
everyone who shared and
commiserated with us . . .
one friend even prayed to St
Anthony,” Mary said.
“We are going to be supercareful
from now on not to leave
anything in the car overnight.”
Opposition to bottle shop
•From page 1
Coastal-Burwood Community
Board chairman Kelly Barber and
member Linda Stewart will be
speaking at the hearing because
there has been “huge” interest in
rejecting the application.
“We are
therefore looking
to add our voice to
the local residents,”
said Barber.
“The concerns
revolve around
close proximity to
Marshland School
and an abundance
of other outlets nearby.”
Kelly
Barber
The proposed site was also less
than 200m away from Prestons
Preschool on Te Rito St.
Another 1km away, there is also
Liquorland Marshland Road and
New World Prestons.
Prestons Preschool professional
development leader Kristal
Morgan was not able to elaborate
on the their concerns but
confirmed staff held a meeting
about the planned bottle store on
Tuesday.
Owner Tissa Abeykoon said he
was still weighing up the positive
and negative effects a potential
store may have, but he will “stand
with the staff.”
But since he operated a preschool,
the bottom line was he did
not want “drunken people” in the
area.
The board became aware of
the objections after a number
of residents got in touch with
members on separate occasions to
PLANNED:
Prestons Retail
Centre on
the corner of
Prestons Rd
and Prestons
Park Drive
could be
home to a new
Bottle-O.
PHOTO: GEOFF
SLOAN
voice their concerns.
Because the decision was not in
the board’s hands, the only power
members had was to add weight
to the conversation by voicing
residents’ views.
Barber understood where the
community was coming from.
With Marshland Domain, a
community centre and schools
just a short distance away, there
were a lot of young people to look
out for.
“I think people have to take
concerns of the local community
seriously, there’s a very strong
link between the proliferation of
outlets and problem-drinking,”
Barber said.
“How many more do we need?
We’re already very well served in
this area with alcohol outlets.”
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