News
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People power vs pokies
By Cam Lucadou-Wells and Victoria Stone-Meadows Casey Council has listened to ‘people power’ and will object to a proposed 10 extra poker machines being installed…
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Victims’ never-ending grief
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Few understand the damage wreaked on a victim of crime, says a stoic advocate. “It’s a grief that never ends,” says Victims…
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Cinderella comes alive
By Cam Lucadou-Wells It was far from Grimm; viewing in a lively production of the fairy tale Cinderella in Berwick during the recent school holidays.…
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Monash chaos
4.14pm UPDATE Paramedics treated one man aged in his twenties for abdominal pain and a suspected broken leg. He was taken to The Alfred hospital…
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Pope of Hope to visit amid tight security
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Pope Tawadros II – branded as the ‘Pope of Hope’ – is set to receive the keys to the City of Casey…
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Outrage at outage
By Victoria Stone-Meadows All train services across the Melbourne metropolitan network came to a halt due to a computer fault, according to train operator Metro.…
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Crime victims get their dues
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Will the ‘forgotten’ victims of crime be the winners from the state’s earnest law-and-order debate? Goaded for the state’s so-called “soft” justice…
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Hastily crafted speech among the best
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Sometimes it pays not to overthink things. Cree Oliveria, 18, of Nossal High School, won her way into the state final of…
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‘Skids’ boss behind bars
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Narre Warren North man has been jailed for being the “architect” of the notorious South East Skids hoon meets as well…
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Local college on world problem-solving stage
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A group of pro-active problem-solvers from Fountain Gate Secondary College have shone on the world stage with their plan to tackle teen…
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Smartphone gets issue into sharp focus
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Amazing what you can do with a smartphone. Berwick teenager Callum Pritchard has just smartly filmed and edited a short film that…
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10-page crim history deters bail
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Berwick man has been allegedly discovered unconscious in a car with stolen goods, drugs, weapons and more than $5000 cash just…