News
-
Sign up call for CCTV database
By ANEEKA SIMONIS STREETS in the south-east could soon be under 24/7 police surveillance as residents with CCTV systems are enlisted to be the eyes…
-
Relay team scouting for participants
MONEY means life for these fund-raising trailblazers at the Cranbourne-Narre Relay For Life. Last year’s event raised more than $67,000 for research and prevention programs…
-
Apparel theft probed
THIEVES walked out of a Casey shopping centre last month with $800 worth of apparel. Police have released an image of a couple they believe…
-
Families saved from ice storm
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH GLENN Munso, a former drug dealer and addict, is using his past life to save families cracking under the “ice epidemic”. That’s…
-
Convenience raid
THE 7-Eleven in Cranbourne has been targeted again. An offender, who was aged in his late 20s and wearing black clothing and white shoes, stormed…
-
Crooked Forest explored in print
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH NOBODY knows why the trees in the Crooked Forest in Poland are just that, crooked. But one young entrepreneur is trying to…
-
App fights street crime, successfully
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH ARMED with a smart phone, one Casey neighbourhood is fighting street crime, and it’s working. ‘Telegram Messenger’ is the app of choice…
-
Dogs deemed healthy
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH WARRANTS executed by the RSPCA, police and veterinarians found Troy Scoble’s dogs to be healthy. The 34-year-old Blind Bight dog owner escaped…
-
Stars in the making
IN its eighth year the spotlight beamed down on Casey’s up-and-coming stars for the Cancer Council. Rap, musical theatre, pop, and instrumental artists took centre…
-
Shots fired after car sale clash
SHOTS were fired after an altercation occurred in Cranbourne during the sale of a car. Police conducted a door knock after the firearms incident in…
-
Failed bid to steal home cars
A HOME invasion went wrong in Pearcedale after the occupant disturbed the intruders who were about to steal their two cars. The aggravated burglary took…
-
Have your say for pet plan
CASEY council’s management of dogs and cats is set to be redesigned, and council is after feedback from the community. A new Domestic Animal Management…