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POLICE have raided their fourth and fifth hydroponic cannabis houses following an anonymous tip-off to Crime Stoppers last month.
The Hurstville and Campsie proactive crime teams forced entry to the two homes in Thurlow Street, Riverwood, and Broad Arrow Road, Narwee, at 11.15am last Tuesday.
While no-one was home at either of the premises, both had numerous rooms converted specifically ...

Story ID: 57313, Page: 1, Section: News, Auburn Review, November 20th, 2008

THE two women whose bodies were discovered by a neighbour decomposing in an apartment of the headline-attracting Auburn Central complex on Thursday are believed to have had their throats cut.
Detectives from the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad and Flemington Local Area Command received post mortem examination results over the weekend which reveal the women were killed by "sharp force inj...

Story ID: 57366, Page: 1, Section: News, Torch, November 20th, 2008

*BY MICK ROBERTS

GEORGES Hall residents thought an earthquake had hit their normally peaceful neighbourhood when they were woken by an explosion in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
In a series of well-orchestrated robberies, thieves caused explosions at four different ATMs at Milperra, George Hall, Penshurst and Chatswood, in the space of two hours.
The thieves pumped acet...

Story ID: 57370, Page: 1, Section: News, Valley Times, November 20th, 2008

By FATIMA MRAD

THE line between graffiti and street art is shrouded in colour, with two street art projects receiving the green light from Marrickville Council.
Melinda Vassallo (pictured) received a $5500 grant to pursue her book Graffiti: Street Art of the Inner West, which documents "street art" in and around the Marrickville LGA.
While spray cans aren't an option fo...

Story ID: 57390, Page: 1, Section: News, Valley Times, November 20th, 2008

DAYTIME portal emissions by the M5 East Tunnel operators have been questioned by Shadow Minister for Roads Duncan Gay during a budget estimates hearing this week.
Mr Gay asked RTA CEO Les Wielinga whether the RTA was aware of daytime portal emissions between May and September this year.
Portal emissions are when air in the tunnel is pumped out either end of the tunnel, with some experts ...

Story ID: 56856, Page: 1, Section: News, Auburn Review, November 13th, 2008

*BY MICK ROBERTS

HUNDREDS of people packed the Lidcombe RSL and Community Club last week to farewell an institution.
The club shut its doors for the last time on Saturday night, November 1 after 62 years of trading.
Club president Ray McColl said although there were a few teary eyes, the general mood was celebratory, as members looked towards a new chapter in the club's histor...

Story ID: 57020, Page: 1, Section: News, Torch, November 13th, 2008

*By KIM PALMER

A RECENTLY released report, Air Quality In And Around Traffic Tunnels, has found pollution levels in the M5 East tunnel are among the world's worst.
The report by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) included results from a local workshop held with experts in mid 2007 and an extensive review of reports from around the world.
One of the report...

Story ID: 57024, Page: 1, Section: News, Valley Times, November 13th, 2008

*By KIM PALMER

A RECENTLY released report, Air Quality In And Around Traffic Tunnels, has found pollution levels in the M5 East tunnel are among the world's worst.
The report by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) included results from a local workshop held with experts in mid 2007 and an extensive review of reports from around the world.
One of the report...

Story ID: 57051, Page: 1, Section: News, Auburn Review, November 13th, 2008

*BY MICK ROBERTS

HUNDREDS of people packed the Lidcombe RSL and Community Club last week to farewell an institution.
The club shut its doors for the last time on Saturday night, November 1 after 62 years of trading.
Club president Ray McColl said although there were a few teary eyes, the general mood was celebratory, as members looked towards a new chapter in the club's histor...

Story ID: 57215, Page: 1, Section: News, Torch, November 13th, 2008

*By KIM PALMER

A RECENTLY released report, Air Quality In And Around Traffic Tunnels, has found pollution levels in the M5 East tunnel are among the world's worst.
The report by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) included results from a local workshop held with experts in mid 2007 and an extensive review of reports from around the world.
One of the report...