News
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Watery trauma
By Lia BichelSES CREWS were flat out during heavy rain last week, when they responded to dozens of calls in Casey and rescued one driver…
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Sea on land
By Bridget Cook“IT looks like an inland sea.” That was the call from residents from Tooradin whose properties were inundated with flood waters last week.…
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A drain on us: locals
By Bridget CookWHILE last week’s floods affected many properties, waterlogged and unusable land are a common occurrence for some residents in Tooradin. For a long…
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A run to buy Di a bed
By Bridget CookFAMILY and friends of Cranbourne mother Diane Machfud are calling on the community to help give her a chance at a more comfortable…
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Fatal hire fine doubled
By Bridget CookAN EQUIPMENT hire company has been fined $500,000 after a fatal work accident in 2007 that claimed the life of a Cranbourne South…
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Helper helped
By Bridget CookIT is usually Devon Meadows’ Joan Graham who opens her heart and home to those in the community that need it most. But…
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Fight still on for farmland
City of Berwick councillor Geoff Ablett met with Planning Minister Matthew Guy this month to discuss ways to save prime agricultural land in Clyde. By…
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Bet on having a Ball
MEDIA personality Danny Frawley and Collingwood star Luke Ball visited Cranbourne on Wednesday, to open the new TAB Agency at Springhill Shopping Centre. The new…
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Tightening the belt
By Bridget CookIMAGINE living off just $2 a day. That’s the reality for 1.4 billion people around the world living in extreme poverty, and it’s…
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Drugs challenge
By Bridget CookTHE City if Casey has recorded one of the highest numbers of ambulance call-outs for drug and alcohol overdoses in the state. Figures…
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Bad for business
By Bridget CookCRANBOURNE’S High Street is at risk of becoming a “ghost town” if something is not done about traffic and pedestrian safety concerns, says…
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Make it safer: call
By Lia BichelCASEY residents have called for safety upgrades to a notoriously dangerous Hampton Park intersection. Between 2004 and 2009, there were 23 casualty crashes…
