News
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Loud and proud
Big hair, bright leotards, Flashdance leg warmers – all the stops will be out at a Zumbathon fundraiser in Narre Warren on 7 July. Organiser…
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Shopping centre robbery
A WOMAN was assaulted as she walked to her parked car at the Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre. About 4.50pm on Tuesday 21 June a man…
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Danish honour for waste innovators
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS HALLAM-based Wastech Engineering has added an international award to its rapidly filling trophy collection. On 27 June, the recycling manufacturers were presented…
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Hands up for loads of fun
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS WITH a bit of imagination, even a sock or a newspaper could be turned into a charismatic friend at Casey Winter Arts…
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Teen admits planning to behead police officer
A teenager has pleaded guilty to plotting to behead a police officer and shoot bystanders during an Anzac Day service in Dandenong last year. It…
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Foxes keen to get on with the game
By JARROD POTTER WHILE premierships and league medals are always nice, the main aim for Narre North Foxes this year is simple – get in…
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MP defends police logos in pamphlet
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Holt Labor MP Anthony Byrne has defended the use of a photo of him standing in front of a backdrop with Victorian…
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Club pushes to get its needs back on the agenda
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Hallam Hawks Football Club sees itself as a family club that’s proud of its support for women’s footy but its efforts to…