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News.com.au
4 days ago
- Business
- News.com.au
Inside new Mickleham home built to fight children's cancer
A brand-new house in Melbourne's north will be auctioned next month to raise funds for the My Room Children's Cancer Charity. The five-bedroom home at 36 Pasilla Circuit, Mickleham, was built by Henley Homes on a 412sq m land block donated by the Satterley Property Group. The 2025 Home for a Cure has been listed with $950,000-$1m price expectations. All proceeds from its sale will go towards My Room's efforts to help fund critical clinical care, family support services and research into rare and aggressive childhood cancers. The double-storey house features a kitchen fitted with 900mm stainless steel appliances, stone benchtops and a butler's pantry. A double-height void lets plenty of natural light in to the open-plan dining and living areas where sliding doors open to a covered outdoor space and large backyard. Upstairs, the main bedroom is equipped with a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite with a double vanity and separate toilet. Downstairs, three other bedrooms each have their own ensuite while the guest suite comes with a walk-in wardrobe and private ensuite. The house, modelled on a design from Henley's Mainvue Collection, boasts a 7-star energy rating thanks to its double-glazed windows and energy-efficient appliances. The abode is located in Satterley's Botanical estate where more than 30ha of open spaces, a shopping village and sports oval are planned to be built in the future. The Mickleham house is the third time Henley Homes and Satterley have collaborated for the Home for a Cure campaign. Satterley Property Group has partnered with Home For A Cure since 2018, donating eight land lots for homes to be built upon. My Room's chief executive Margaret Zita said no. 36 Pasilla Circuit 'represents the power of community to make a real difference'. 'Every dollar raised from its auction will help us provide essential support to families facing the unimaginable,' Ms Zita said. 'That includes emotional counselling, financial relief, clinical care roles and world-leading research.' Henley Homes's general manager of completed homes Ben Griffiths said the Home for a Cure was one of the most meaningful projects the company was involved in. 'From the entire Henley team, we give a huge shout out to the volunteer trades and suppliers who have donated their time and resources in making this amazing build a reality,' he added. Satterley's Victoria and Queensland general manager Jack Hoffman said the Home for a Cure initiative brought out the best in the industry. 'We are incredibly proud to contribute land for such an important cause and look forward to seeing strong interest at the open for inspections,' Mr Hoffman said. The house will be auctioned at 11am on September 6. Barry Plant Craigieburn's Romi Sleiman is managing the sales campaign.
The Guardian
15-07-2025
- The Guardian
Additional 800 children to be tested for STIs as police investigate accused Melbourne childcare paedophile Joshua Dale Brown
More than 800 additional children are being recommended for testing for sexually transmitted infections after four more childcare centres were added to a list of known workplaces of alleged paedophile Joshua Dale Brown. Additional dates have been added for 10 other childcare centres, with police citing incomplete records from the providers for the discrepancies. Earlier this month police revealed the 26-year-old childcare worker had been charged with more than 70 offences relating to eight alleged victims, aged between five months and two years old. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email Along with the health department, they released a list of 20 childcare centres where Brown worked between January 2017 and May 2025 and his known employment dates. Approximately 2,600 families with children who attended the centres were contacted, with 1,200 advised to undergo screening for sexually transmitted infections. Detectives from the sexual crimes squad on Tuesday confirmed four more centres had been added to Brown's work history. They are: Kids Academy Waratah Estate in Mickleham on 29 August 2024 Milestones Early Learning Tarneit on 10 September 2024 and 13 September 2024 Milestones Early Learning Braybrook on 4 December 2024 and 6 December 2024 Milestones Early Learning Greensborough on 5 December 2024, 31 January 2025 and 27 February 2025 Ten of the 20 centres already identified have also been updated based on new information provided to police, while Papilio Early Learning in Hoppers Crossing has been removed from the list after further investigation determined the information was incorrect. Police now believe Brown worked at 23 childcare centres between January 2017 and May 2025. In their statement, police said establishing Brown's complete work history had been 'extremely complex' as childcare providers do not have centralised records. It meant detectives had to 'execute search warrants to obtain handwritten records, shift rosters and other critical information.' Police also had to interview witnesses to verify details and provide an accurate account of Brown's employment history, as well as asses more than 270 Crimestoppers reports. 'We are working through a large amount of information that has been provided to us,' Acting Cmdr Janet Stevenson said. 'Each piece of information has to be individually assessed and verified before it can be used as part of the investigation or released to the public. 'I understand there are people who will be frustrated and I want to reinforce that this is a continually evolving and changing situation. What hasn't changed is that this investigation remains the highest priority for Victoria police.' Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion The health department said it was contacting 830 additional families as a result of the new information, with 800 children recommended for testing. 'This is obviously a highly distressing situation, and I want to reassure all families being contacted that the potential exposure risk to an infectious disease for their child remains low,' the Victorian chief health officer, Dr Christian McGrath, said. 'Our recommendation for testing is a precaution and the test results we've received to date as part of this investigation reaffirms that the risk is low.' Families will be contacted initially via SMS and then with a phone call. The department urged families to check the updated list of childcare centres and employment dates before calling its advice line. In a statement, Affinity Education Group, which operates many of the listed centres, apologised to affected families. 'We are deeply sorry for the distress this is causing our families – no family should have to go through this. We are committed to supporting every family impacted whilst continuing to cooperate fully with the authorities as the investigation continues,' a spokesperson said. 'We share the urgency in ensuring that affected families receive accurate and timely information. Affinity has a zero-tolerance approach to any form of abuse or misconduct involving children. The safety and wellbeing of every child in our care is – and always will be – our highest priority.' The group provided police with updated employment records for Brown on 3 July.
News.com.au
15-07-2025
- News.com.au
Police name four more childcare centres where alleged pedophile Joshua Brown worked
More than 800 children have been urged to get tested after a further four childcare centres were flagged as places where accused childcare sex offender Joshua Brown worked. Police confirmed four more childcare centres as part of its 'ongoing priority investigation' into Joshua Dale Brown, who is accused of a raft of sexual assaults against children. In May, Mr Brown was charged with more than 70 offences against eight children between five months and two years old. The new sites are: • Kids Academy Waratah Estate in Mickleham on August 29, 2024 • Milestones Early Learning Tarneit in Tarneit on September 10, 2024 and September 13, 2024 • Milestones Early Learning Braybrook in Braybrook on December 4, 2024 and December 6, 2024 • Milestones Early Learning Greensborough in Greensborough on December 5, 2024, January 31, 2025 and February 27, 2025. The Victorian government has issued an updated list of the known locations where Mr Brown worked. A spokesman for Affinity Education Group, which operates some of the childcare centres, said they were 'deeply distressed by the nature of the charges laid against former employee, Joshua Brown'. 'Since being briefed on this matter on 1 July 2025, we have undertaken a comprehensive review of our employment and staffing records, as well as other relevant data,' they said, 'This included providing relevant information from our ongoing review to assist Victoria Police in updating families on the childcare centres where the alleged offender worked.'
