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Teen pleads guilty to beheading plot
A teenager has pleaded guilty this morning to plotting to behead a police officer during an Anzac Day service. It has been reported that at…
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On the skids
Hoon ‘King’ faces jail over massive skids meets… THE ringleader – or self-described “king” – of South East Skids hoon meets has been sentenced to…
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Early voters say CFA dispute is not a hot button issue
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS EARLY voters weren’t tuned out as they turned out in droves at the federal election pre-poll centre in Akoona Park, Berwick. Candidates…
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Magician no match for mayor’s powers
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS IN THIS austere rates-capping era, perhaps it takes some magic feat for Casey council to deliver a sound budget. Never fear, Riley…
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Gun licence in credit card scam
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN who used a stolen firearms licence to successfully apply for a $40,000 Commonwealth Bank credit card account and stole a…
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Behind bars for suffocating mother
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN who pleaded guilty to clasping his mother around the throat in a “vice-like grip” and possessing dozens of suspected stolen…
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All set for apple Eve launch
NARRE Warren apple grower Montague has been named the apple and pear industry’s most innovative marketer in 2016. Montague received the award for its trademarked…
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Car burglars stopped in tracks
BURGLARS conducting an early morning home invasion in Narre Warren South were disturbed by a pedestrian. The aggravated burglary occurred on Friday 24 June about…
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Diversion for Hawk after night club assault
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AN EXCLUSIVE court document reveals Hawthorn AFL footballer Bradley Maitland Hill allegedly headbutted and twice punched a man in the face during…
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Watchdog rules out follow-up investigation
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS The local government inspectorate has ruled out investigating Casey council over a special-charges scandal which has been condemned by the Victorian Ombudsman.…
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New laws chase latest carjacker
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH A MAN is on the run after an attempted armed carjacking in Narre Warren as the political spotlight falls on the rising…
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Government ‘ heavy handed’ over Casey secrecy
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS TWO state municipal groups have spoken out against the State Government’s “heavy handed” appointment of a short-term watchdog to look over Casey…