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Basketball taken
A SIGNED basketball has been stolen from a home in Pearcedale. The owner was devastated at the loss of the ball – an encased basketball…
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BreastScreen calls in
THE BreastScreen Victoria mobile screening service is making its first ever visit to Cranbourne. The service started screening Cranbourne women on Monday, and offers free…
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Help East Timor, pleads council
CASEY Council is urging the Federal Government to help out in East Timor. At last week’s council meeting, a motion was passed to write to…
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Doctor races off with honour
– Garry HoweFORMER Cranbourne doctor Sam Birman joined exulted company last Thursday when he was made only the ninth life member of the Cranbourne Turf…
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New blood in the chamber
By Rebecca FraserSOME new blood has been injected into Casey Council following Saturday’s elections. Four Oaks Ward councillor Roland Abraham and Brechin Ward councillor Angela…
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All the fun of the farm
By Sarah Schwager CRANBOURNE children had the time of their lives last week during a range of activities dedicated to them having fun. At Merinda…
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A minute’s silence in Casey
By Alison NoonanGREY clouds loomed as locals paid their respects to Australia’s fallen soldiers in Remembrance Day ceremonies across Casey on Friday. The rain held…
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Cooking up a future
Merinda Park Community Centre hosted a group of 12 to 17-year-old would-be chefs in a cooking class run by the City of Casey’s holiday program.…
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Meteorites set to star
By Callan DateA BRAND new Cranbourne meteorite display is on the agenda almost 150 years after the real deal hit the earth. The yet-to-be-built Cranbourne…
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Boy menaced by teenagers
A 14YEAROLD Hampton Park boy was lucky to escape unharmed after being approached by three teenagers who demanded his clothes, wallet and mobile phone. The…
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Welfare fraud raid nets 124
A CENTRELINK blitz on harvesters in Tooradin and Kooweerup nabbed 124 fraudulent workers last week. The cash economy operation targeted vegetable growing areas in Casey…