News
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Child services share $170,000
KINDERGARTENS and childcare centres across Casey look set to share $170,000 in grants to boost safety, buy equipment and improve general amenities. Narre Warren North…
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Surprise additions
CITY of Casey’s Myuna Farm in Doveton has had a couple of new arrivals this spring, with resident goat and ‘media darling’ Myrtle having surprise…
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Macca’s flag in a flap over protocol
A NARRE Warren man is less than lovin’ McDonald’s treatment of the Australian flag. David McKenzie voiced his concern to the News after he tried…
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Life’s a ball at the library
CASEY’S libraries are full of fun over the school holidays and Narre Warren was no exception last week. Children took part in a skeleton theme…
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New church opens for business
THE HEAVENS rarely open in terms of rain these days but a new Hallam church is officially opening its doors next week. The Hallam Christian…
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Pub cash grab
AN ARMED man escaped with cash on Monday following a hold-up at the Fountain Gate Taverner Hotel in Narre Warren. About 3.20pm a man entered…
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Bad news for good book
By Rebecca FraserBIBLES are taking a bashing after being excluded from hospital bedsides. The holy books have been removed at Dandenong Hospital and never became…
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Walls idea gains acclaim
CASEY will look at establishing a ‘wall of acclaim’ devoted to local identities and heroes. The idea came after councillors saw a similar wall near…
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Cuppa marks milestone
CASEY Hospital has turned one. Last Thursday the special occasion was marked in Berwick with a visit from Southern Health chief executive Linda Sorrell, who…
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Police out to grab purse thief
POLICE believe a serial purse snatcher who is preying on workplaces in the Casey area will strike again. The thief has struck on four occasions…
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Councillor pay up for review
By Sarah SchwagerPOOR pay is diminishing the quality of local councillors. That’s the view of Casey mayor Colin Butler, who, along with other Casey councillors,…
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Support for world of abilities
By Rebecca Fraser RECOGNISING ability, not disability, was the key theme on Monday when the Kalimna Training and Community Support Centre celebrated the International Day…