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Breaking ranks
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Council refuses to back more cash for refugees… CASEY Council has refused to endorse – or give reasons why it doesn’t support…
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Doveton bomb scare arrest
A 26-YEAR-OLD MAN has been arrested after police rushed to a bomb scare in Doveton this morning. The bomb response unit was called to a…
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PM shirtfronts terror
By ANEEKA SIMONIS PRIME Minister Tony Abbott held closed terror discussions with police members across the south-east at Endeavour Hills police station – the site…
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Residents say nature strip roots are evil
By CASEY NEILL AN ENDEAVOUR HILLS man is chasing the City of Casey with a repair bill after nature strip tree roots broke through his…
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Ice violence
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS DANDENONG Drug Court is hampered by a shortage of detox and rehab programs in the region, according to Victoria Legal Aid. In…
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Kitted out for friends
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD NO-ONE is too young to learn about the Friends of Ermera. Last Thursday the FoE, a group formed in 2002 to help…
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Refugees combine with courage to speak out
REFUGEE Week will serve as a call for unity and positive action. Dandenong’s Barat Ali Batoor is an ambassador for the event, which runs from…
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Somyurek asks for pay freeze
EMBATTLED MP Adem Somyurek has applied for a freeze on his ministerial salary while under investigation for alleged bullying. In a statement in Parliament on…
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Family’s war medals plea
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD A NARRE Warren South man has spoken of his devastation after his late father’s war medals were stolen during the long weekend.…
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Say yes for no violence
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD NARRE Warren South MP Judith Graley will launch a new family violence campaign to raise awareness on the issue at local schools.…
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Outlook to better future
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH PATSY Huggins owes everything to Doveton College. “The school has changed my life, I never really thought I was much of anything…
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Council email court bid bounces back
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AN INTERVENTION order application to shield a Casey councillor from a resident’s emails has been rejected by Dandenong Magistrates’ Court. Cr Sam…