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Bert’s back to see the carols ring out
IT’S that time of the year again. The 25th annual Narre Warren North Community Carols will be held on Saturday 12 December at A’beckett Road…
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New name for peak business body
VICTORIA’S largest business organisation has a new name. The 160-year-old Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI), based in Narre Warren, is now known…
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Terse verse on brother’s drug hell
BY THE age of 21, ‘Greg’ was using ice every day. Earlier this month Star News reported on Greg (not his real name) – one…
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Road turns into slip lane for this truckie
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH A SEMI-trailer was left in a peculiar position after the driver lost control on Clyde Road due to a substance on the…
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Exchange of cultures
MULTICULTURAL Commissioner and former newsreader Helen Kapalos was a welcome guest to the City of Casey this month. The newly appointed chairperson of the Victorian…
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Councillors cleared of misconduct
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD CASEY councillors Geoff Ablett and Amanda Stapledon have been cleared of misconduct, more than a year after it was reported they were…
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Tree branch hits house
SES crews have been called out to Narre Warren after part of a tree fell on to a house on Wednesday afternoon 25 November. It’s…
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Council backs SRI at schools
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD CASEY Council will call on the State Government to reverse their decision to scrap special religious instruction from the Victorian school curriculum.…
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Group’s burning determination
By GARRY HOWE A FIRE lit in the conscience of more than 100 community leaders across Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia as part of…
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Steps to safety
MULTI-LANGUAGE family violence support is now available from safe steps. The Family Violence Response Centre launched support brochures in multiple languages for women from…
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Respect is the first step
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD “THIS poor woman’s covered in bruises – where do I go?” These are the words of Stephanie Saunders spoken on Thursday…
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Hijab police pioneer bridges cultural gap
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD POLICE officer Maha Sukkar is something of a pioneer. The Lebanese-born Maha was the first Victorian police officer to wear a…
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