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Pumpkin king and queen
By BRIDGET SCOTT FORGET about the new cake smash phase, a local primary school has taken a country spin on this new-found tradition. Students at…
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State stage set for Brandon
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD IT’S his fourth year on the state stage and 17-year-old Brandon Harrison is showing no signs of slowing down. The year 12…
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A class act
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD AFTER 33 years as a teacher and principal – 13 at the helm of Fountain Gate Secondary College – Vicki Walters is…
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My my my… Dahlia
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH FORMER president of the Pakenham and District Agriculture and Horticulture Show George Wall won the Dahlia competition over the weekend. In his…
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Resounding success
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH Show goes from strength to strength with 6000 attending… MORE than 6000 people turned up to soak up the annual festive atmosphere…
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Pakenham Show in pictures
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH Thousands enjoyed the Pakenham Show on the weekend – our photographers were there to capture the fun and action.
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Superheroes make kids’ day
KIDS from Casey got to mingle with their favourite superheroes over the weekend. Casey Council estimates that 25,000 people packed Akoonah Park in Berwick on…
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Memories of Hailey
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD IT WAS two years before Jess Yolland put pen to paper. It’s now almost three years to the day since she lost…
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High on a mountain of love
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD HEATHER McDougall doesn’t know where the time’s gone. Last Thursday the 81-year-old celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary with beloved husband, Alex, at…
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Precinct works off the ground
CASEY mayor Mick Morland will announce the official start of works on the new Casey Cultural Precinct this Monday. Cr Morland will turn the first…
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Waging war on wasps
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD LA TROBE MP Jason Wood is waging a war against wasps in south-east Victoria, having sought more than $1 million in federal…
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Station armed robbery probed
By BRIDGET SCOTT POLICE have released an image of a man they wish to speak to in relation to an armed robbery in Hampton Park…