News
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Gum trees’ legal lifeline
Armed with legal advice, Greater Dandenong Council is “considering its options” on saving giant River Red Gum trees in central Noble Park. Council chief executive…
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Remorseless rapist jailed
A remorseless Noble Park man who hurled his headphones at a courtroom jury box after being found guilty of a “truly abhorrent” series of rapes…
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Cups full of discontent
An environment group has called for ‘last drinks’ on single-use disposable cups at the Springvale Community Hub café. The café’s landlord Greater Dandenong Council has…
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Stronger communities thanks to new grant
Dandenong women-only community organisation Wellsprings for Women has received another boost to its services, receiving a $10,000 grant from Australia Post as part of the…
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Nuer school spreads the word
The Nuer Language School (NLS) is a non-for-profit program founded from growing concerns that the younger generation is out of touch with its cultural roots.…
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Family violence offences on the rise in Casey
Victoria Police have urged the community to dispel commonly held beliefs about family violence and understand the realities, with domestic assaults surging significantly. In the…
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Home invaders on ‘commission’
A pair of intruders who stormed into a home in Nana Walk, Narre Warren South and were later involved in a shootout in a suburban…
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Solar Buddy illuminates future
Students at St Francis De Sales Primary School, Lynbrook have engaged with a Solar Buddy program to help families in need around the world with…
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Active commute to school
Casey Council has partnered with VicHealth’s Walk to School initiative to encourage primary and secondary school children to walk, ride, scoot, or skate to and…
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Rider killed in Bangholme crash
A motorbike rider has been killed in a collision in Bangholme on Friday 13 October. Police say the male rider was travelling along Frankston-Dandenong Road…
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Final appeal to halt childcare centre
A group of Narre Warren North residents have made a final plea to Casey Council to reconsider its “communistic” approval of a childcare centre to…
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Casey electoral structure under review ahead of election
An electoral representation advisory panel is conducting a review of Casey Council’s electoral structure, with all residents encouraged to have their say. Appointed by the…