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Ratepayers warn against higher rates
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A ratepayers group has urged Casey Council to not seek exemptions from rate-capping in future years. The draft 2018-’19 council budget lifts…
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Boyds’ local legacy revealed
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Many will recognise the hilltop views depicted by the late, great Australian painter Arthur Boyd from his family’s former homestead in Harkaway.…
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Drug trafficker repeats mistakes
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Six days after being put on a corrections order, a serial drug-trafficker returned to his old locale with bags of ‘ice’, measuring…
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Two men wanted for credit-card fraud
Police are investigating two men who allegedly tried to buy more than $6000 of mobile phones using stolen credit cards at stores in Narre Warren.…
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Hicham’s vision of excellence
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Hampton Park videographer Hicham Wahid has already got quite the highlights reel. The former Narre Warren South P-12 College student was recently…
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Donations earned the hard way
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Students at Berwick College put their endurance to the test for an all-school planking challenge on 3 May. It was a contest…
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School’s out for Jack
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Jack Ottens is a brilliant boy who can’t get a schooling. Despite a life-threatening affliction, the Berwick 11-year-old is part of MENSA…
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Federal tax cuts across the board
By Cam Lucadou-Wells The 2018-’19 Federal Budget delivers on income tax relief, roads and in-home aged care but gives a “handout” to big business and…
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Casey joins war against drugs
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Casey Council is hosting a hardline public forum calling for a tougher crackdown on drugs and more State-funded rehab centres in the…
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Casey forecasts growing budget pains
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Residents face an average $85 hike in rates and waste charges in the Casey Council draft 2018-’19 budget. But mayor Geoff Ablett…
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Too much sizzle at caravan park BBQ
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Casey Gardens caravan park resident has claimed he’s the “victim” after allegedly threatening his girlfriend and other residents at knifepoint at…
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Arms ‘collector’ jailed
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Narre Warren North man has been jailed after a gun silencer, a paintball gun and an assortment of other weapons were…
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