News
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Man gang-bashed and robbed in Berwick
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A man has been allegedly bashed and robbed by about a dozen young males at Gloucester Avenue, Berwick. The 28-year-old victim was…
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School veggie garden inspires kids
By Brendan Rees Green-fingered pupils at Tooradin Primary School have been busy thriving in their school vegetable garden. With no qualms about getting their hands…
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Expulsions just the ‘tip of the iceberg’
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Berwick school principal has spoken out on the insufficient resources for students with problem-behaviours. Henry Grossek, principal of Berwick Lodge Primary…
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NBN ‘Mal’-function
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A man has turned to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to fix a disappointing NBN rollout that has “stiffed” Narre Warren South residents…
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Class on every line
DDCA TURF 1 TEAM OF THE YEAR Star News Group journalist NICK CREELY has chosen his Turf 1 Team of the Year from the 2017/18…
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School’s success speaks and counts volumes
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Defying demographics, Narre Warren South P-12 College has emerged as one of the nation’s shining lights in the latest NAPLAN results. The…
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Drug drivers ‘run the gauntlet’
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Drug drivers, drink drivers and speeding drivers felt the force of Casey’s road police during the Labour Day long weekend. None of…
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Century served by a family’s legend
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Narre Warren South’s Leah Pratt has crammed a “life of service and sacrifice” into the past century. Last weekend, Ms Pratt celebrated…
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Dangerous parcel delivered from the wild
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Narre Warren resident Henry Sonogan thought the snake eggs sealed in a take-away container at his home were dormant. Since he found…
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Forum delves for family violence solution
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Family violence’s devastating reach in Casey is well documented. But where lies the solution? About 100 field experts, police officers and residents…
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History’s pages turn at Bunjil
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A living history of 1940s sci-fi, the punk movement, contemporary feminism zines and Australia’s underground presses are on show at Bunjil Place…
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Farm ‘trashed’ by Hampton Park tip
By Cam Lucadou-Wells The state’s pollution watchdog is investigating stray rubbish from Hampton Park’s landfill that has blown onto a neighbouring farm. The farm’s owner…