Elderly Sydney residents are being warned to beware of a cold call scam after victims’ personal details were used to make thousands of dollars in fraudulent transactions. Residents from Sydney suburbs including Castle Hill, Penshurst, Rushcutters Bay, Allawah and Sans Souci reported being scammed in December and January. Police were told callers with a foreign accent pretended to be from a bank, and persuaded their victims to hand over personal information verbally or give documents to a fake courier. An 85-year-old Penshurst woman was tricked into giving up her personal details, and by the next day more than $11,000 in fraudulent transactions had been made. And nearly $5000 was spent after an 86-year-old Castle Hill man was persuaded to give his credit card information over the phone, with attempts to transfer another $10,000 blocked.
February 3, 2020
A 72-year-old woman left swollen and sore after she was tackled in a “drunken prank” sat in court as her alleged attackers faced their charges. Linda Keen was allegedly tackled to the ground and filmed by two men as she was walking along the beach at Alexandra Headland in the early hours of December 27. The men ran off after the attack, leaving the woman alone on the beach with an injured knee. At Maroochydore Magistrates Court today Isaac James Carnell, 18, and Jarvis Taylor, 19, faced one charge each of seriously assaulting a person over 60. Mr Taylor’s defence lawyer Steven Brough said case conferencing could be required and his matter was adjourned to February 28. Mr Carnell, from Mountain Creek, pleaded guilty and defence lawyer Laura Turner said they were ready to proceed to sentencing. His matter was also adjourned to February 28 so he could be sentenced alongside his co-accused. The teenagers were ordered to not have contact with any of the other men involved in the incident.
February 3, 2020
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Barwon Child, Youth & Family for the BCYF Enterprise Agreement 2019 (Social, community, home care and disability services) has been ratified by Deputy President Masson in Melbourne on 31 January 2020.
February 3, 2020
A s.394 (Unfair dismissal) application by Sheryl Quartermaine citing the Carnarvon Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation is currently bogged down before Deputy President Beaumont in Perth on 31 January 2020. “Application for an unfair dismissal remedy – interlocutory – disagreement over who has authority to speak on behalf of the Respondent.”
January 31, 2020
Euro Funerals Pty Ltd is trying to bury a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Deputy President Dean in chambers in Sydney (Vitetzakis).
January 31, 2020
Arcare Pty Ltd is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) in front of Fair Work Commission Spencer in Hearing Room 1 in Brisbane (Mazi).
January 31, 2020
The United Workers’ Union and St John Ambulance Western Australia Ltd have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) to be argued before Commissioner Williams in Conference Room 12.34 in Perth today.
January 31, 2020
The Australian Capital Territory represented by the ACT Health Directorate and Canberra Health Services has six s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) with which it must deal before Deputy President Dean in Meeting Room 3 in Canberra (Allen, Ashton, Berry, Cockburn, Foley, Harvey).
