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Crossing the line on 400th run
For 400 Saturday mornings, enthusiastic parkrunners have woken up early to get active around Berwick Springs Lake. As Victoria’s fourth-longest operating group, Berwick Springs Parkrun…
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Community upgrades for Berwick Village
A mural art installation in Berwick’s Kempson Walk is the latest addition in works to upgrade the existing outdoor dining spaces established in Berwick Village…
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Awful Augusts in Afghanistan
I don’t normally believe any month or day is any worse than the other, but for some reason August has an awful place in the…
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Backing Neighbourhood Houses
Berwick’s Neighbourhood House is set to receive increased recurrent funding should the Liberals win the State election. In 2018, additional funding of $5.4m per annum…
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Gun-toting carjacker jailed
A man has been found guilty of firing a shotgun inside a car as he robbed and car-jacked its occupants in Doveton. Omar Kakar, 34,…
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Resilience project tackles kids’ mental health
According to Beyond Blue, one in seven young people aged 4 to 17 experience a mental health condition in any given year. Yet young people…
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Extra opening hours floated for Doveton pool
The recently-endangered Doveton Pool in the Park could be set to open more often this summer, as part of a Casey Council proposal. The council…
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Traffic switch for Narre Warren North Road
Crews working on the Narre Warren North Road Upgrade switched traffic over to newly constructed northbound lanes from 15 August, as the upgrade entered a…
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A passion for Gippsland
Greg Cole entertained the idea of doing a community leadership program for 15 years before “the timing felt right”. In hindsight, he said “prioritising time”…
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Proactive youth support
An aptly-named program that aims to empower 60 disaffected young people has been launched by South East Community Links. The MERLE (Mentor, Empower, Reflect, Learn,…
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Casey Scouts receive $5000
1st Casey Scout Group is receiving a $5000 donation from members of two local Freemasons lodges, to be put towards vital camping equipment. The Masters…
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Narre Warren couple wake up $5 million richer
A Narre Warren couple are starting the week $5 million richer, after winning division one in Saturday’s TattsLotto draw. The small business owners held one…
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