Boom Radio: Morning News update
Callan Western
Thursday 30 April 2020
9:00am
First of four Victorian Police Officers laid to rest
The first funeral for one of the four police officers killed in a horror crash on Melbourne’s eastern freeway will be held later today.
Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor will be receiving her farewell service at the Glen Waverley Police Academy.
Senior Constable Taylor served the Victoria police force for 31 years after joining it in 1989.
The funerals for the other three Officers will be held at later dates at their respective academy training grounds, however due to COVID-19 restrictions a maximum of only 10 people will be allowed to attend the funeral.
Man to plead guilty after killing parents
The man accused of fatally attacking his parents at their Perth home has indicated he will plead guilty when he faces Court late in May.
Myles William Taylor was charged with murdering his mother Lesley Ann Taylor, and attempting to unlawfully murder his father Michael Wayne Taylor at their Hocking home on Sunday.
The charge relating to the murder of Taylor’s father is likely to be upgraded after his father died in hospital due to his injuries on Tuesday.
He is being remanded in custody until his next court date on May 27th.
The Good News: The return of an Aussie chocolate favourite
On the brighter side it has been announced that after a decade of being removed from shelves the classic Aussie chocolate bar the Polly Waffle will return.
This has come after the Federal Government has started pumping almost $50 million into manufacturing projects to create new jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Around 200 projects are looking at being supported through the manufacturing cash splash.
“As we face the coronavirus pandemic and look to come out the other side stronger, this investment will be more critical than ever,” said Industry minister Karen Andrews.
