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‘Ban now’ There were calls to “immediately” roll out a proposed machete ban after a 24-year-old Clyde man died following an incident at the Marriott Waters shopping centre car park in Lyndhurst last week. At the time of writing, police were still seeking a group of youths who fled after an allegedly fatal fight about 8.30pm on Friday 14 March. For more on the story, turn to page 4
A forensics officer investigates the crime scene at the shopping centre on Friday 14 March. (Gary Sissons: 465776)
Voices outside By Ethan Benedicto Residents gathered in numbers outside Bunjil Place on Tuesday, 18 March around 6pm, the same time when the Casey Council meeting was held online. People’s reaction to them being ‘barred’ from attending centred around disappointment and frustration, and sharing these sentiments with
each other. Roughly 100 people were in attendance, with a total of 11 police officers, alongside three security guards on the premises. Meanwhile, motions were passed during the meeting, with promises of a comprehensive review of the conditions of local laws, as well as applications and fees around it. There were also roughly 100 public questions
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that were asked and answered during the meeting, with only six that were unanswered due to governance rules. Other motions moved included the Growing Suburbs Fund and GAIC, where six projects were earmarked; it was, in addition, acknowledged that there were facility and infrastructure needs in the city. For public question time, infrastructure is-
sues were rife, as were discussions around planning decisions, local laws, the waste transfer station, governance and transparency, as well as the naming of Guru Nanak Lake. Outside Bunjil Place, Jai, who posted about the council removing vehicles from his home, had attended, adamant that he, alongside his family and others, had a right to attend the meeting. Story page 3
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