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23 SEPTEMBER, 2025
Kangaroo great Anthony Stevens writes exclusively for Star Weekly 12790528-JD33-25
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Big day for the Devils Darley is the toast to the Ballarat Football Netball League. The Devils claimed both the senior football and A-grade netball premierships on Saturday afternoon as they beat the Sunbury Lions in the deciders. A B-grade netball premiership made it three premiership for the day. For all the action, turn to sport.
Darley finally claimed an A-grade premiership, while the senior footballers also won. (Tara Murray)
Murder charges Murder charges have been laid over the deaths of two children in Cobblebank earlier this month. On Friday, September 19, police charged seven people with murder as part of an investigation into the deaths of 15-year-old Dau Akueng and 12-year-old Chol Achiek on Saturday, September 6. A 19-year-old Thornhill Park man, a 16-year-old Sunbury boy, a 15-year-old Hillside boy and a 16-year-old Sydenham boy have been charged with the murder of Dau. A 19-year-old Caroline Springs man, an
18-year-old Wollert man and a 16-year-old Sydenham boy have been charged with the murder of Chol. The three adults faced the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court and the four children faced a children’s court on Friday. All seven were arrested by police on Friday, with search warrants executed at properties in Melton South, Thornhill Park, Caroline Springs, Sunbury, Wollert, Hillside and Sydenham from 6am. Emergency services were called to Cobblebank shortly before 8pm on September 6 following reports two children were fatally injured.
Chol was found on Marble Drive while Dau was found on Cobble Street. Both of the boys were assisted by members of the public before they died at the scene. Victoria Police Crime Command Assistant Commissioner Martin O’Brien said “the word senseless has been used so many times already in relation to the deaths of Dau Akueng and Chol Achiek, because the reality is that it doesn’t make sense”. “Two children walking home after playing sport, who should have had decades of their lives ahead of them … instead, their devastated families are
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grieving their loss and all the things they will never get to see two children grow up to achieve and experience.” He said the impact of Dau and Chol’s deaths had been “felt right through our communities – from the families who have lost their loved one, through to the loss of safety that many people feel as a result, even when they don’t know those involved”. According to police, local police have increased patrols in the Cobblebank area as part of its community reassurance efforts, and police have also met with local schools, the council, and community leaders.
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