Three…interesting history facts in the City of Casey

1) The twelfth meteorite that was discovered in Cranbourne was unearthed in April 1982. It was donated to the then Cranbourne Shire Council for display purposes. Currently, it is on display at the City of Casey’s Narre Warren Customer Service Centre.
2) On 15 December 1994, the City of Casey was named in recognition of the significant contributions to the region and to Australia of Lord Richard Gavin Gardiner Casey and Lady Maie Casey who lived on the property ‘Edrington’ in Berwick. Lord Casey was Governor-General of Australia and Lady Casey was an artist, author and aviator.
3) Australia’s first Olympic champion, Edwin Flack, owned and operated a dairy farm in Berwick and his final resting place is in the Berwick Cemetery. In the Athens 1896 Olympic Games, the first Olympic Games of the modern era, Edwin Flack won the 800 metre and 1500 metre athletic events.