Tag: News
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...
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.
The...
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 driving...
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...
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...
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,...
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.
Sahana...
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 nine...
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 turnbowl...
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...
Safer light to shine
By Cam Lucadou-Wells
A new light will be shone on Hampton Park’s central community precinct as part of a federal safety initiative.
Under the Safer Streets...
Seniors steppin’ out
Charged with country tunes, seniors in Berwick stepped out for a lively session of line dancing recently.
The event at Brentwood Park Neighbourhood House on...