News
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Fountain Gate machete attack investigated
Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding two incidents at a shopping centre in Narre Warren on 15 October. Police were called…
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Less digital devices
The state government is removing the requirement for parents to provide digital devices for primary school students. Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll…
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Policy changes see spike in home building
The HIA New Home Sales report is a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states and is a leading…
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Trades apprentice forges success
A Dandenong-trained boilermaker apprentice has forged a victory at the 2025 Empowered Women in Trades (EWIT) Gala. Ana Gamero, who trained at Chisholm Institute, was…
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Gaps in the family-violence system
Wellsprings for Women is raising the alarm over growing challenges faced by migrant and refugee women experiencing family violence across the South East. Over the…
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Defence against home violence
GKR Karate in Narre Warren is hosting a free self-defence class as part of the club’s ‘Stop domestic and family violence’ purple belt campaign. People…
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Medicinal cannabis stigma weighs on working women
A forum exploring Women’s Health and Cannabis run by the Legalise Cannabis Party brought women together in Frankston. Hosted by South-East Metropolitan MP Rachel Payne,…
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Unique connections to employment
An employment agency, IntoJobs, is helping First Nations people make cultural connections as well as to seek employment. The IntoJobs’ program, delivered by Mas National…
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Casey Bin lid changeover halfway
Casey Council has been halfway through swapping over more than 250,000 rubbish and recycling bin lids across Casey. To date, the contractors have visited more…
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Casey drivers ready for Street Machine Drag Challenge
Two Casey petrolheads are gearing up to take on one of Australia’s toughest street car events when the Street Machine Drag Challenge returns later this…
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FWO blitz on migrant employees’ workplaces
Authorities have targeted employers of migrant workers in a series of snap inspections in the South East. The Fair Work Ombudsman and Australian Border Force…
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Bandicoot shelters put to the test at Cranbourne Gardens
A new trial at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne is giving Southern Brown Bandicoots a safe place to hide. Southern Brown Bandicoot outreach officer Eilish…












