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Court hails detox, rehab success
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A former Berwick drug addict has successfully rehabilitated at an interstate clinic due to a lack of available beds in Victoria, a…
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Happy ending for co-owner of brothel
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A part-owner of an illegal brothel in central Narre Warren has been given a somewhat happy ending at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on…
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Budget gains for schools
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Schools in Narre Warren have been granted multi-million-dollar upgrades but a fund for growth suburbs’ infrastructure has been slashed in the 2017-’18…
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Mayor to sue on Facebook
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Casey mayor Sam Aziz has threatened to sue Berwick Springs residents protesting on Facebook against the destruction of their estate’s gateway roundabout.…
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Teen nabbed after armed robbery
By Victoria Stone-Meadows A 14-year-old boy from Berwick has been arrested following an armed robbery at a Foodworks supermarket about 11am Monday, 1 May. Wearing…
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Mystery winner found
By Cam Lucadou-Wells The mystery winner of a division-one winning TattsLotto ticket at Fountain Gate Lotto Dreams has claimed their $271,775 prize. The unregistered prize…
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Monash closes for weekend works
By Victoria Stone-Meadows Weekend commuters on the Monash Freeway can expect delays and traffic jams as the outbound lanes are closed between the South Gippsland…
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Symphony of the cylinders
Musical prodigy Francesca ‘Rise’ Lachman has sought inspiration in the noise of a giant diesel truck engine. The 15-year-old student from Berwick-based Insight Education Centre…
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Anzac crowds soldier on
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Vandals and bracing weather couldn’t dampen the turnout for Hampton Park’s Anzac Day dawn service on 25 April. In the lead-up, vandals…
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Apex axed, not dead, says Wood
By Cam Lucadou-Wells La Trobe MP Jason Wood has maintained his rage against “gangs” of South Sudanese and Pacific Islander youths, despite police “breaking the…
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Drink driver causes midnight chaos
By Victoria Stone-Meadows A drunken P-plate driver caused chaos in Berwick on Sunday 23 April when he crashed his car on Centre Road. Police believe…
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Rain greets the day
By Bonny Burrows Under the pitter-patter of constant rain, the Berwick community huddled around the town’s cenotaph. Residents, war veterans, politicians and students all came…
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