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Lights swirl at festival The 2025 Lantern Festival transformed Banjo Paterson Reserve into a dazzling spectacle of colour, light, and community spirit. Thousands of locals flocked to paint lanterns, savour delicious treats from food trucks, and marvel at fire-twirling performances and the ever-popular LED Chinese dragon dance. Lynbrook Residents Association (LRA) president Scott Watson recalled the festival’s humble beginnings nearly a decade ago with just 100 people attending. Today, it’s a vibrant, family-friendly celebration that fills the park with joy, creativity, and multicultural connection. Story page 13 The fire show drew the largest crowd. (Rob Carew: 506918)
Puppy euthanised By Jensy Callimootoo Animal Justice Party MP, Georgie Purcell has called for greater transparency from Casey’s dog shelter The Lost Dogs Home, after a decision to euthanise 12 week old Staffordshire cross puppy, Murphy, sparked outrage online.
The fate of Milly, Murphy’s sister, is also up in the air despite her foster parent claiming she exhibited no alarming behaviour. She is now being monitored by the shelter’s behavioural team in a private home and no decision has been made on her fate. The online community is urging the shelter to
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elaborate on why alarms were raised by the Lost Dogs Home’s behavioural assessment team. Purcell ignited attention on Murphy and Milly’s case with a statement from Murphy’s foster parents, saying that they “begged” the shelter to reconsider the decision to euthanise him. The shelter has released multiple statements
since the online attention, saying their decision to put down Murphy “was based on multiple sources of information on an ongoing basis and clear behavioural indicators that made him unsuitable for rehoming”. More on the story, turn to page 3
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