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Stolen taxi set alight, dumped in creek
THE Eumemmerring Creek bed became a fire pit after thieves rolled a stolen taxi down the embankment, after setting it ablaze. The taxi was stolen…
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From refugee to restauranteur, Jan brings a new Afghan treat
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Freshpoint Kebabs make no ordinary meat on a stick, nor is its proprietor an ordinary man. The Hampton Park eatery cooks up…
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Jail for repeat drink driver
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A REGISTERED sex offender has been jailed for up to 18 months for a series of alcohol-fuelled offences, including drink driving up…
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Plastic brain is secret to success
By ALANA MITCHELSON TODD Sampson is balanced upon a three-centimetre wide wire, with a 21-storey drop on either side of him. His eyes are fixed…
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Man found with $100,000 stolen property
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN accused of a spate of car thefts and burglaries as well as co-harbouring about $100,000 of purported stolen property has…
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Bandit’s stolen car dumped in Doveton
A CAR used in an armed robbery in Canterbury turned up burnt out in Doveton. Police were told a man armed with a hammer and…
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White Ribbon hits home
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH THE White Ribbon cause means more to one Casey family than ever before. Casey councillor, Wayne Smith and his family rallied the…
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Mum and baby escape
A MUM home alone with her baby escaped a home invasion unscathed. The Endeavour Hills mother managed to see the person exit through her lounge…
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Travelling through tragedies
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS JULIE Cini has a gruelling job – to prepare mums watching their children die. The chief executive and founder of the Hallam-based…
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White armbands for Karen
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH THE Hallam Football Club will wear white armbands in honour of slain domestic violence campaigner, Karen Belej this weekend. Her boyfriend is…
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Seat of harmony
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS No one said world harmony came easily. After two years of design and construction – including crushing and placing mosaic tiles of…
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EACH way bet
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE stark odds are that in every classroom, one in five children has a parent with mental illness. Community health organisations Windermere…
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