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Journey through conflict
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD MARAMA Kufi knows the toll that inevitably comes with conflict. The 46-year-old Ethiopian refugee looks away as he recounts the civil war…
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Hope for the man with a plan
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD TWO years into a three-year program and Caroline Bell sees more than a little hope. The manager of community safety at the…
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Hole in one to a tee
TIME for a little bit of golf. Tomorrow (Friday) the Rotary Club of Narre Warren is holding its Golf Day at Berwick Montuna Golf Club,…
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Mosque hits back
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD A SOON-to-be-built Doveton mosque has slammed suggestions by a Casey councillor that it could be a site for “jihadist Islamic teaching”. Last…
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Police stay on track
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD THE City of Casey has been categorised a high-priority danger area as Victoria Police launched a new campaign targeting drunk and drugged…
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Lighting pledge for grounds
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD THE State Government has pledged $40,000 for lighting at an Endeavour Hills football ground. Liberal candidate for Narre Warren North Amanda Stapledon…
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Night lights lift the spirits
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD A LIGHT was certainly shining in Narre Warren South over the weekend. The Leukaemia Foundation’s annual Light the Night twilight walk was…
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Drugs dry-out
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A repeat bail offender addicted to ice has been ordered to dry out at his uncle’s Swanpool farm. Scott McLean Rankine, 22,…
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Hunt for schoolgirl after boxcutter mugging
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD A SCHOOLGIRL is thought to be among a group of youths who robbed and threatened a man with box cutters near Fountain…
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A kick out of helping
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD IN CARLOS’ eyes, there is no greater reward than being a volunteer. For more than two decades, Doveton’s Juan Carlos Loyola has…
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Think – before it happens
FIRES can flare up wherever there is grassland or bush – even on the fringes of our cities and suburbs. For anyone living in a…
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Take the next step and prepare your plan
Preparing a property for fire and planning as a household should be on the agenda for all Victorians in the lead-up to summer. “Research tells…