News
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Farmers market booms again
Shoppers turned out in droves at the Berwick Farmers Market, held at The Old Cheese Factory on Saturday, 12 July, for a morning filled with…
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IKEA builds cultural diversity at work
International giant IKEA in Springvale has made a drive to employ refugees and new arrivals who face greater barriers to work. Twenty-six individuals from seven…
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Pledge to plumbing workplace equality
Bringing together unions, employers and training bodies to sign a Pledge for Change, an official, sector-wide commitment to safer and more inclusive workplaces for women,…
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No jail for drug trafficker with explosives stash
A Cranbourne woman has been spared jail after being convicted of drug trafficking and possessing explosives in her home garage. Zarna Barbar, 26, pleaded guilty…
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Train and road disruptions in Casey
Due to the Level Crossing Removal Project works, buses will replace trains on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines between Westall, Berwick, and Cranbourne from Friday…
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Monash study eyes Casey Crime Page
The popular and ever-growing community group called Casey Crime Page is in the limelight, as researchers from Monash University have called out for members to…
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$3.6m cannabis plants seized in Tooradin
Police arrested three people after a large cannabis crop house was located in Tooradin yesterday. Police executed a search warrant at a rural property on…
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Casey launches 2025 Equipment and Training Grants
Casey Council has launched the 2025 Equipment and Training Grants program, offering up to $1,500 in funding to support local not-for-profit community groups. Applications open…
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Trio charged over alleged armed robbery spree
A 19-year-old man and two Greater Dandenong boys have been arrested after a series of armed robberies and burglaries at businesses across Melbourne this month.…
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‘Ham-fisted’ trafficker granted mercy
A “ham-fisted” trafficker who accidentally shot his girlfriend while “mucking around” with a gun in Clyde North and falsely accused the victim’s brother has been…
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Green light for long-stalled Hampton Park Food Market site redevelopment
The development at the old site of the Hampton Park Food Market has progressed as the Casey Council granted an amended planning permit earlier this…
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Man charged following Cranbourne police ramming in stolen car
Police have charged a Cranbourne West man after he allegedly rammed a police vehicle in Cranbourne yesterday. Police spotted an orange Holden Commodore driving erratically…