Stories
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It’s young talent time
By Bridget Cook YOUNG local bands have the chance to battle it out in a competition in Casey this month. The City of Casey and…
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Street’s a tip
By Lia BichelBAD lighting and high tip prices are being blamed for rubbish being dumped on Casey streets. Residents have raised concerns about items being…
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Booze bus-ted
A HAMPTON Park man was busted driving without a licence and being more than five times the legal blood alcohol limit last Thursday. Police were…
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Act before tragedy: parents
By Bridget CookPARENTS at Woodbine Road Pre-School are urging the City of Casey to address their road safety concerns before a tragedy happens. The local…
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Choosing to be a winner
By Bridget CookTWO of Australia’s top sports role models sent a strong message to students at Cranbourne Secondary College last week – walk away from…
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House gutted, hearts opened
By Bridget CookTHE Devon Meadows community has thrown its support behind a local foster carer whose house was destroyed by fire recently. Devon Meadows resident…
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Child centre fined
By Bridget CookTHE former operators of two childcare centres in the south east have been fined over $100,000 for underpaying staff over five years. La…
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Painful in many ways
By Bridget CookMUSCULOSKELETAL injuries (MSIs) have cost Casey-based businesses almost $50 million in the past five years. According to new WorkSafe Victoria statistics, there were…
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Kokoda tracks Kathy into Rotary history
By Garry HoweTHE Rotary Club of Cranbourne is moving with the times and took a step in that direction last Friday night when inducting Kathy…
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Watery trauma
By Lia BichelSES CREWS were flat out during heavy rain last week, when they responded to dozens of calls in Casey and rescued one driver…
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Sea on land
By Bridget Cook“IT looks like an inland sea.” That was the call from residents from Tooradin whose properties were inundated with flood waters last week.…
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A drain on us: locals
By Bridget CookWHILE last week’s floods affected many properties, waterlogged and unusable land are a common occurrence for some residents in Tooradin. For a long…