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Park bags prestigious award
MOONLIT Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park has been honoured as a top performing wildlife park on the world’s largest travel site. This month, the Pearcedale park…
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Fresh start for old facility
By BRIDGET COOK VCAL students at Cranbourne Secondary College now have a modern building to call home. The school unveiled its recently refurbished Applied Learning…
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Early birds
FIVE men allegedly committed a series of thefts in the Cranbourne area earlier this month. Police said that in the early hours on 8 May,…
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Pigs might fly – but not here
By BRIDGET COOK WILD pigs running rampant in Casey? Maybe when pigs fly. But that is not as absurd as it sounds with claims that…
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Seized puppies find homes
ALMOST 40 puppies and dogs seized from a Cannons Creek puppy farm now have a place to call home. At a hearing at the Dandenong…
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Play proves Peter shouldn’t panic
CASEY Grammar School students will take to the stage in a new musical production titled ‘Peter Panic’. The Cranbourne East school’s production, which will be…
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Stand-out for volunteers
VOLUNTEERS who have made a significant contribution to the community were honoured at a special event last week. The 2013 Casey Volunteer Awards were held…
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Troy takes on island ride
By BRIDGET COOK TROY Hawkins doesn’t let his disability hold him back and will next month take on a challenge many able-bodied people would struggle…
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Woman feared for her life
By BRIDGET COOK A YOUNG woman said she thought she was going to die during an attempted abduction in Hampton Park last week. Endeavour Hills…
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Casey high on Ambo list
By BRIDGET COOK CASEY has among the highest number of ambulance call-outs in the state for drug and alcohol related reasons. The Trends in Alcohol…
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Holocaust — a valuable lesson
By BRIDGET COOK STUDENTS and teachers at Alkira Secondary College have had an important lesson on a tragic historical event in recent months. Two teachers,…
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On course for the future
By CASEY NEILL AQEEL Jaffari used the money he saved for his TAFE course to travel to Pakistan following a bomb blast just a kilometre…