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Mum’s the word Devon Meadows Primary School celebrated Mother’s Day a tad bit early on Thursday, 8 May, but it also served as a way to show solidarity for those battling cancer in their community. Chantelle, one of the two support workers fighting breast cancer at the school, attended the event, donning a big smile and a new look with her shaved head. Her favourite part? The children’s reactions. “I hadn’t seen the kids there for, I’d say, a good couple of months, and they hadn’t seen me without my hair yet,” she said. Story page 12
Lucy with her mum Bec at the Devon Meadows Primary School Mother’s Day event, as both tend to the crayons and textas, covering the pages with colour. (Stewart Chambers: 476073)
‘Show us your ID’ The City of Casey has announced that its upcoming Tuesday, 20 May meeting will be held in person, but with a gallery restricted to 80 people and registrations required. In order to register, those looking to attend must provide their first and last name, as well as their home address to confirm their identity, as well as a valid form of ID.
This announcement comes as the February meeting spiralled after the topic of local law led to disruptive behaviour, leading to the meeting being adjourned. Anthony Tassone, vice-president of the Casey Residents Ratepayers Association critiqued the new process, calling the announcement sudden,
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considering that people have less than a week to register their attendance. Furthermore, he added that Casey has “room for improvement” when it comes to making major announcements, and that he understands the requirements of the registration process, but Casey has a responsibility to uphold the resi-
dents’ privacy. The last two council meetings for March and April were both held online, making May the first since the decision to shift was made in February. The new requirements will also be applicable to all future meeting moving forward. For the full story, turn to page 3
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