Aggravated burglary in broad daylight
A WOMAN home alone in her Doveton home heard sounds outside before she heard footsteps in her kitchen.
The offender was found rummaging through items...
Shot in face with speargun
A MAN has been charged after a woman was shot in the face with a speargun in Hallam on 16 July.
The 43-year-old victim was...
Boom set for compelling vision
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
Casey is on the threshold of a potential economic boom, according to speakers at a Narre Warren Region Business Group AGM on...
New lease on life gives new hope
The recently-opened and renovated Casey Aboriginal Gathering Place has turned a former deteriorated building into a welcoming drop-in centre.
The space at 20 Adonis Street,...
New trees are root to fresh colours
Three lines of red oaks will soon bring a blaze of colour to Heatherton Road, Endeavour Hills.
Planting of the bright red-leaved deciduous trees on...
Leisure centres pull in millions
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
CASEY is reporting record attendances at its 11 leisure sites, including Wilson Botanic Park Berwick and the Old Cheese Factory.
The botanic park’s...
Phone robbed after tussle
A NIGHT of fun turned sour for two youths heading home from a party in Endeavour Hills.
The robbery occurred in Piedmont Court just...
Byrne thankful after Labor surge
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
HOLT MP Anthony Byrne has thanked voters, staff and volunteers after being returned with a huge majority in the 2 July federal...
Neighbourly mosque breaks bread
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
About 100 neighbours of Doveton’s Afghan mosque were treated to surprise hot meals on 4 July.
Marking the end of the Ramadan, the...
Sweet winter treats
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
Diets were swept aside for serious sweet-toothed sampling at Winter Treats in Wilson Botanic Park, Berwick, on 2 July.
More than 24 speciality...
Bike riders may take to the sky
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
Sky rail could be the conduit for a long-awaited east-west bicycle link across Greater Dandenong, according to the council’s cycling draft-strategy.
The sky...
Mayor fumes at council monitor
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
A State Government appointed monitor - at a cost of up to $40,000 - to oversee Casey council’s governance for at least...