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Saddle up for the Games
CHAMPION cyclist Katie Mactier rode into Cranbourne last week to promote the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Ms Mactier visited Amstel Golf Club last Thursday as…
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Mobile phone scam arrest
A MAN was arrested in Cranbourne last Thursday over a mobile phone scam. Police said the man was arrested at 11am at the Telstra shop…
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CEO compromise
By Sarah Schwager CASEY councillors are disgusted that their chief executive’s position has been made so public. It recently became known that council’s Labor faction,…
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Petrol theft fuels two-car smash
By Sarah Schwager and Callan Date A PETROL theft and fast getaway left two men in hospital on Sunday after a serious collision in Narre…
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Contract awarded for arts centreBy Alison Noonan
CASEY Council has awarded a $1 million contract for the construction of a new Performing Arts Centre in Cranbourne. ME Bell Projects will build the…
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Hospital surgery numbers rise
CRANBOURNE Integrated Care Centre is doing its bit to relieve pressures on Victoria’s surgery waiting list. The State Government recently announced that 200,000 Victorians had…
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Settle back for a classic night
PULL up a chair and watch a Hollywood classic under the stars when the cinema comes to Tooradin. The coastal villages twilight cinema is on…
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Firefighters home – but stay on alert
By Sarah SchwagerLOCAL CFA volunteers were delighted to return home from Gippsland for Christmas after being told they would spend the day helping fight fires.…
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Flat rate vote for waste
– Sarah SchwagerCASEY Council has opted to charge a flat rate to residents for their waste collection. This means 60 per cent of residents will…
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Children ‘lost’ at library
CRANBOURNE preschoolers strayed from the beaten track when they got “lost” at Cranbourne Library last week. As part of the library’s school holiday program, the…
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U3A welcomes new course coordinator
By Alison Noonan CRANBOURNE U3A will kick off for the year at its first open meeting on Friday. President Bev Wood said the group was…
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Bottle barrage
A ROWDY party at which intoxicated patrons threw bottles at police has prompted Cranbourne detectives to call for future parties to be registered with the…