News
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Fair wind to blow away the blues
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH IT WILL be a picture. One wind surfer, dozens of yachts and a record breaking quest for self-empowerment. Avid wind surfer Simon…
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‘Skyrail’ raises a stink
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH WHOEVER named the Victorian Governments $1.6 billion elevated rail line a ‘skyrail’ has been knocked down by Skyrail in Queensland. According to…
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Threat aftermath: panic attacks
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH THERE’S been five confirmed bomb threats that have terrorised Casey schools this month, and local counsellor Natalie Waring said the effects on…
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BMX track shortfall reconciled
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH UNFORESEEN costs in the building process of the Casey Fields BMX track has left Casey council with a shortfall of $628,000. But…
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Pancakes to go long way
THEY flipped, whipped and tossed as many pancakes as possible to kick-start a new year of fund-raising. St Peter’s College students have banded together with…
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Brakes on sweet drinks
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH THEY’VE swapped Coke for coconut water in a bid to cut down on sugar guzzling patrons, but Pepsi Max continues to fly…
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Residents’ industrial action
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH DESPITE some neighbourly opposition, the Save Cranbourne West Residents Action Group (SCWRAG) has achieved what it set out to and saved the…
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What’s on
Grass workshop THE first all-day workshop by the Cranbourne Friends for 2016 will focus on Australian grasses and other allied relatives such as rushes, sedges,…
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Abuse hits out at loving parents
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH IT’S called elder abuse and its happening in Casey homes now more than ever. In charge of the Casey Family Violence Unit…
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Neighbourhood Watch needs you say police
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH CASEY’S police chief has hit out at residents who are willing to let the area’s Neighbourhood Watch (NW) die as crime grows…
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Back to burglary weeks after release
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS BARELY two months after release from prison, a man has been charged with burgling Casey Grammar School and a home, breaking into…
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Spotlight on CHIPS brains
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH CATHY Wieckmann provides a fun and happy sanctuary for children at their toughest of times. A husband and wife team, Eric and…