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Bail laws ‘injustice’: lawyers
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Legal-aid lawyers say toughened bail laws targeting violent crime may lead to less serious offenders being unfairly locked-up. Victoria Legal Aid’s criminal…
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Civic past comes crashing down
By Cam Lucadou-Wells The vacated Casey Civic Centre is just a shell of its former self during recent demolition works. The facility and the next…
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Pioneer family stakes naming rights
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A member of one of Berwick’s long-standing families is opposed to renaming Pioneers Park after late Casey mayor Mick Morland. Geoff Hudson…
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Keen but no bail for ’homeless’ man
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A “homeless” man has been refused bail after being allegedly found sheltering in a Narre Warren Scout hall in breach of his…
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VCAT fight for ‘Old Berwick’
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Residents and Casey Council are poised to fight against a proposed pair of two-storey townhouses within Berwick’s ‘Hoddle Grid’ district. The developer…
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Killer driver on ‘cocktail’ of drugs
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A 21-year-old Narre Warren man who drove on the wrong side of Churchill Park Road, Lysterfield with several drugs in his system…
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Scissors drawn on ‘soft target’
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Clyde North man has been jailed over an armed robbery in which he held scissors to the throat of a lone…
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Man filmed schoolgirls from bedroom, court hears
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Narre Warren South man accused of possessing child exploitation material has allegedly stored footage of girls walking past his home, a…
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‘Spy’ stalks ‘wife’ cop
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A deluded Narre Warren South man has pleaded guilty to stalking a South-East-based police officer that he believed was his wife. As…
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Park tribute to late mayor
By Cam Lucadou-Wells and Brendan Rees Casey Council has unveiled a plan to rename Pioneers Park in central Berwick to memoralise its popular former mayor…
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Robocup players show their mettle
In the spirit of the World Cup, 12 ‘Lodgers’ students from Berwick Lodge Primary School took on the state’s best young talent in soccer robotics.…
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‘Troll’ fight embroils Casey councillor
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A state political candidate has accused a Casey councillor of ‘trolling’ him and reported their offending comments to Facebook. Gary Maas, who…
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