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Happy chappies
MCHAPPY Day is set to be an event to remember in Cranbourne this Saturday as locals join in the fun and raise money for kids…
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New year theft at school
THIEVES broke into a Cranbourne school as New Year’s Eve celebrations took place. Cranbourne Christian College on New Holland Drive was broken into some time…
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Teen evades rail robbers
A SEVENTEEN-year-old confronted two men twice her age after they tried to rob her last week. The Cranbourne teenager had got off the train at…
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Host homes seek help
BANKSIA Services for Seniors is looking for volunteers to work in a host home as part of a social program for dementia sufferers. Experience in…
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Water savers for the home
CASEY residents are encouraged to keep buying water-saving products for their homes. The State Government has extended its Water Smart Homes and Gardens Rebates scheme…
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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…
