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Group helps comfort the grief
By Sarah SchwagerA BLIND Bight woman whose husband died in a workplace accident is urging grieving relatives to seek support. Pip McGeachin’s husband, Steve, died…
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Karate man defies odds
By Sarah SchwagerA CRANBOURNE man defied the odds to become a karate black belt after a devastating accident left him in a wheelchair. Matt Charles…
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$3500 theft from parked car
A LAPTOP, mobile phone and camera were stolen from a car parked at Centro Cranbourne Shopping Centre on Sunday. The 1993 Nissan Patrol was broken…
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Students become politically aware
STUDENTS at Courtenay Gardens Primary School entered a world of politics last Thursday. The State Government sent out representatives from Parliament House to the Cranbourne…
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Mac attack
By Alison NoonanCHRISTMAS celebrations ended in bloodshed for a group of local cricketers after they were brutally bashed in Cranbourne early on Sunday morning. Five…
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Attitude is Tom’s key tool of trade
– Sarah Schwager“I’M A BAKER, not a businessman. I failed kindergarten.” Despite this opening line, successful Beechworth baker Tom O’Toole had people running back to…
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Scouts struggle despite grant
By Sarah SchwagerDESPITE receiving a much-needed grant to repair its hall, the Devon Meadows Scout Group is struggling to stay afloat. Group leader Yvonne O’Brien…
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Petrol tin found in burnt car
AN early model Gemini was destroyed by fire in Cranbourne on the weekend. The 1979 Holden was found gutted in Smiths Lane about 8pm last…
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Thieves raid, flood house
A HOUSE under construction in Cranbourne North was stripped from wall to wall in a burglary last week. The Glasscocks Road house was then flooded…
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Blooming good idea
FLOWER power is set to hit Cranbourne. Councillors at Tuesday night’s Casey Council meeting agreed to allocate $40,000 from surplus funds in the 200506 budget…
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Mayor targets bypass
CASEY Council will embark on a major campaign to secure funding for the long-awaited Cranbourne bypass. Mayor Kevin Bradford said the council would step up…
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Excavator unearths smoke bombs
TWO smoke bombs were discovered on Friday as excavators dug a pool. Police said that about 4.30pm, two smoke canisters were found as excavators dug…
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