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Bearded Posties’ desert delivery
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD THEY rode through snow and they rode through the desert but childhood friends, the Bearded Posties, never doubted themselves for a second.…
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Mums dare not think about future
By BRIDGET COOK PRECEDE: LIVING with a disability or caring for someone with a disability is not an easy task. And with huge shortfalls in…
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Jack’s power century
By BRIDGET COOK AS THE saying goes ‘there’s a first for everything’. But at the age of 100, you wouldn’t think there would be any…
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Kevin’s king of kids
By NICOLE WILLIAMS PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd was king of the kids in Berwick on Wednesday when he visited Brentwood Park Primary School. Mr Rudd…
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A nation at risk
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD 15-YEAR-OLD Tess Macartney is one of the many diabetes-sufferers that took part in National Diabetes Week in her effort to raise public…
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Berwick CWA 80-years-on
By BRIDGET SCOTT THE Berwick Country Women’s Association (CWA) celebrated a unique milestone last Thursday. On 18 July, around 100 men and women gathered at…
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Up in smoke perhaps?
By BRIDGET SCOTT PETER OBETH is hopeful a call out to the community will help track down missing pictures of the Berwick Fire Brigade’s first…
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Giving and not receiving
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD AFTER going close to two days without food for last year’s 40-hour famine, Mahnaz Shilani realised she could do even more to…
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Plugged in to company’s ethos
By BRIDGET COOK CRANBOURNE Radio Rentals store manager has been recognised for her dedication and hard work with a national award. Narre Warren resident Kerry…
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Strong focus for syndrome foundation
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD YOUNG adults with Asperger syndrome are being encouraged to join the workforce through the help of a new foundation. The Blue Jay…
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Bikers warned to not wind up dead
MORE than 50 motorcyclists were injured in collisions in Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia in the first four months of this year. Two of the…
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Protection but no relief
By BRIDGET COOK HALLAM commuters will be holding on for longer for toilet facilities at the railway station. Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews met with Narre…