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Aggravated burglary in broad daylight
A WOMAN home alone in her Doveton home heard sounds outside before she heard footsteps in her kitchen. The offender was found rummaging through items…
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Shot in face with speargun
A MAN has been charged after a woman was shot in the face with a speargun in Hallam on 16 July. The 43-year-old victim was…
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Boom set for compelling vision
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Casey is on the threshold of a potential economic boom, according to speakers at a Narre Warren Region Business Group AGM on…
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New lease on life gives new hope
The recently-opened and renovated Casey Aboriginal Gathering Place has turned a former deteriorated building into a welcoming drop-in centre. The space at 20 Adonis Street,…
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New trees are root to fresh colours
Three lines of red oaks will soon bring a blaze of colour to Heatherton Road, Endeavour Hills. Planting of the bright red-leaved deciduous trees on…
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Leisure centres pull in millions
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS CASEY is reporting record attendances at its 11 leisure sites, including Wilson Botanic Park Berwick and the Old Cheese Factory. The botanic…
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Phone robbed after tussle
A NIGHT of fun turned sour for two youths heading home from a party in Endeavour Hills. The robbery occurred in Piedmont Court just after…
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Byrne thankful after Labor surge
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS HOLT MP Anthony Byrne has thanked voters, staff and volunteers after being returned with a huge majority in the 2 July federal…
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Neighbourly mosque breaks bread
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS About 100 neighbours of Doveton’s Afghan mosque were treated to surprise hot meals on 4 July. Marking the end of the Ramadan,…
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Sweet winter treats
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Diets were swept aside for serious sweet-toothed sampling at Winter Treats in Wilson Botanic Park, Berwick, on 2 July. More than 24…
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Bike riders may take to the sky
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Sky rail could be the conduit for a long-awaited east-west bicycle link across Greater Dandenong, according to the council’s cycling draft-strategy. The…
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Mayor fumes at council monitor
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A State Government appointed monitor – at a cost of up to $40,000 – to oversee Casey council’s governance for at least…
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