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Backlash fear over terror death
THE Muslim secretary of the Casey Multi-faith Network called for calm amid fears of a backlash following the shooting death of a terrorism suspect in…
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Darkness ends
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD RAFAL Kaplon felt like he’d never escape the “dark place” that engulfed him. For three years Casey councillor Kaplon suffered from chronic…
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All of Cranny on alert
POLICE denied racial tension in the community when they charged a teenager and arrested others following the stabbing of Ben Phillips, 14, in Cranbourne in…
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Eaten alive
THE News spoke to James (not his real name) in March, who beat his ice addiction after three years of dependency on the drug. Heavily…
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Councillor shows his gay pride
CASEY councillor Rafal Kaplon came out publicly as gay after his fellow Four Oaks Ward councillor Rosalie Crestani attempted to raise a motion in November…
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Mac attack hunt
POLICE ramped up the hunt in June for 10 men involved in a wild brawl at an Endeavour Hills McDonald’s in 2013 in which three…
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2014 a picture perspective
CASEY resident Sharon Erdeljan, here with a folder documenting her public housing history, had been on the waiting list for a dwelling for more than…
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Lifeguard push for fatal shores
AN ANGUISHED appeal for summer lifeguards at Lysterfield Lake reverberated through the community this year after a five-year-old boy drowned at the site in February.…
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Major track upgrade
CASEY Council last month officially began its $2 million redevelopment of the Edwin Flack Reserve athletics track. It came as the City of Casey also…
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Cricket champion clinic
TWO young and promising Casey cricketers were given the chance of a lifetime when they had a chance to meet former Australian champion Matthew Hayden…
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Battle win warms the hearts
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD A CASEY-based band has a bright future, if winning the Battle of the Bands is anything to go by. The Evercold turned…
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Safety fears close bridge
A TREACHEROUS bridge in Narre Warren which has been judged too dangerous to drive on has been temporarily closed. The City of Casey has closed…








