Tag: News
Hunt for purse bandit
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
POLICE are searching for a man who demanded a women’s purse before jumping a fence with the cash and throwing the purse...
Cameras aimed at ‘disgraceful’ dumpers
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
NEW owners of the Hampton Park Plaza have slammed the indecent dumping of hard rubbish outside the Salvation Army store, promising prosecution...
Kurt’s career is right on cue
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
A PASSION handed down from his father will have Kurt Dunham travelling the world as a professional snooker player.
Kurt, from Lynbrook,...
’Bomb’ stops street
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
A LOCAL grandmother’s find of an abandoned case in front of Cranbourne Centrelink brought the town to a standstill for three hours...
All clear given after bomb scare
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
POLICE have confirmed a case left in the gutter outside Cranbourne Centrelink is not explosive.
Senior Sergeant Daniel Baynes told Star News...
Bomb scare empties building
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH and LACHLAN MOORHEAD
CRANBOURNE Centrelink has been evacuated after a suspicious locked suitcase was left outside the building, on Tuesday morning 5...
A close shave and a grand result
A COMBINED effort from Cranbourne locals has raised $2000 for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave.
It all started when Joanne Webb from the...
Intruders leave an almighty mess
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
POLICE are investigating after intruders broke into a Cranbourne house and doused the rooms in talcum powder and cleaning liquids.
It’s believed the...
Church ransacked, nothing stolen
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
THE Cranbourne Uniting Church was ransacked late last month, but nothing was stolen.
Someone forced their way into the Lesdon Avenue church and...
Good sports take up active challenge
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
THEY’VE banned soft drinks and now the Casey Indoor Leisure Centre is a proud supporter of the Premier’s Active April campaign.
A...
Shed builds maiden billy cart
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
LAST year the Junction Village Men’s Shed built 116 wooden toys for charity and this year will be no different.
The four-year-old shed...
Solitary bank closes up shop
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
THE only bank in Lynbrook, ANZ, is shutting its doors due to a huge drop in foot traffic, and disgruntled customers have...