News
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Told to stop the dust
By Cam Lucadou-Wells The state’s environmental watchdog has issued pollution abatement notices to two Hallam businesses for swarms of dust plaguing nearby homes and workplaces.…
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Fake lawyer adjourns cases
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A fake lawyer has apparently been emailing requests on behalf of at least two defendants at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court, a magistrate has…
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Nude nuts raise $2500
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Three students at Don Bosco Primary School have denuded their skulls and doorknocked as part of a $2500 fund-raiser for cancer research.…
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Long road to sod turn
Works have begun on a $5.7 million upgrade of Hampton Primary School. Narre Warren South MP Judith Couacaud Graley turned the first sods with parents,…
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Uni has big plans
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Federation University has expansive plans for its Berwick campus including a business technology park, says strategic director Greg Jakob. The campus’s strategies…
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Search for a star
By Cam Lucadou-Wells An annual Cranbourne singing contest, which has raised more than $25,000 for Cancer Council Victoria, is open for auditions. Star Search 2016…
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Girlfriend choked until unconscious
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A 19-year-old man has been put on a community corrections order after pleading guilty to punching, strangling and hitting a school girl…
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Ultimate man cave
By Cam Lucadou-Wells After months of fund-raising and toil, Akoonah Park Men’s Shed’s 165 members have unveiled their ‘West Wing’. The $130,000 recreation room, commercial-size…
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Special take on bikes
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Students from Dandenong Valley Special Developmental School in Narre Warren took a spin on the Casey Criterium track for an all-abilities bike…
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‘Violent offender’ behind bars
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Narre Warren South man – described as a “serious violent offender” – has been jailed for up to 18 months after…
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Clean-up for tagged bridge
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A short and “strident” Casey Council campaign has successfully shamed a state authority to clean-up a heavily graffitied rail bridge in Narre…
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Virtual dream becomes reality
By Cam Lucadou-Wells The dream of a new synthetic soccer pitch in Endeavour Hills is closer to reality after a $502,000 State Budget announcement on…