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Watchdogs clears Melbourne Water over wetlands works
By Cam Lucadou-Wells The State Ombudsman’s office has refused to intervene on residents’ complaints about the draining of Troups Creek West wetlands in Narre Warren.…
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Protest over killing of South African farmers
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Berwick Springs parkland was the stage for an international protest this week for the plight of farmers in South Africa days after…
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Boost for grassroots rugby union
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Fountain Gate Secondary College has been earmarked as Victorian rugby heartland with a $500,000 state-funded upgrade of one of its rugby pitches.…
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Unlicensed driver behind bars
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A driver facing his “extraordinary” 34th charge of driving suspended or disqualified has been jailed. Joshua Dean Rixon, of Doveton, was caught…
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EPA buffer bit too late
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Buffer limits of 500 metres for putrescible waste landfills and new developments have arrived too late for long-suffering neighbours of Hampton Park’s…
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Bunjil detractors query $168 million shortfall
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Casey Residents and Ratepayers Association has been labelled as “Losers in Exile” by mayor Sam Aziz, after they reiterated their criticism of…
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35,000 flocked to Bunjil Place opening
By Cam Lucadou-Wells As a sign of endorsement, Casey residents “voted with their feet” at the opening of Narre Warren’s brand-new civic-arts space Bunjil Place,…
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Speed a big laugh
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Hampton Park man laughed in court as he faced off with a magistrate over speeding at 153km/h on the Monash Freeway.…
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Archer Shaylen’s a child prodigy
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Maestro Shaylen, 9, has few peers when it comes to shooting targets. The Upper Beaconsfield archer holds an incredible 72 state and…
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Grim prospects for street
By Cam Lucadou-Wells The evidence is irrefutable. Inspector Alison Crombie, who oversees the region’s traffic police, sees the swirls of heavy tyre marks in the…
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Nightclub punch-on
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Narre Warren man has been convicted and ordered to do community work after punching a nightclub patron five times in the…
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Swans simply outclassed
By Nick Creely Despite losing their fourth consecutive match in the opening month of the Victorian Premier Cricket season, Casey-South Melbourne coach Prabath Nissanka remains…
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