Goulburn's Endeavour Industries is getting behind an innovative idea that turns bottle caps into prosthetics for children.

 

The idea has been born from Victorian based charity, Envision Hands which shreds low and high intensity bottle lids, turning them into new prosthetic limbs using 3D printing.

 

Endeavour General Manager, Sonya White says it is a brilliant idea because it provides a solution while helping another disabled group.

 

Site manager, Annette Dunn says people can deposit their lids into two wheelie bins set aside for the purpose at the Sinclair Street Resource Recovery centre.

 

Last week, more than 30,000 lids were collected.

 

Ms Dunn says previously all of those would have gone to landfill.

 

The lids finally make their way to Envision Hands' warehouse in Melbourne where they are cleaned and sorted into colours.

 

From there they are shredded and fed through an extruder which produces an ink-like filament which is then used with 3D software to make the mobility aids.

Concepts surrounding the development of East West Freight capability in Southern NSW are being explored by the South East Australia Transport Strategy group.

 

The matter has the full attention of the Goulburn Mulwaree Council which would like to see the city as the hub of east-west freight movement.

 

Councillors Denzil Sturgiss and Peter Walker have represented council in strategy group discussions and though it is early days are suggesting a two pronged approach to road transport.

 

One for freight and one for tourism.

A state wide police operation into the supply of drugs and firearms, this week saw officers conduct searches in the Southern Highlands and Camden areas.

 

Following extensive inquiries under Strike Force Raptor, search warrants were executed at homes in 

Bundanoon and Camden South.

 

During the search of the Bundanoon property, its alleged police seized nine firearms, ammunition, knives, a 5 kilo silver bar, MDMA and other items.

 

At a property at Mount Annan, police retrieved 18 firearms, six sets of knuckle dusters, two batons, 15 kilos of silver bullion bars and $70,000 cash.

 

At Bundanoon, a 33 year old man was arrested and charged with 23 offences including drug and firearms  charges.

 

A 65 year old man arrested at Mount Annan is charged with 16 offences and appears in Picton court in August.