I’ll be blowed!
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
ONE of Doveton’s oldest residents celebrated another milestone last week, blowing out the candles for her 103rd birthday.
Phoena Jones, a...
Torture trainers
By BRIDGET SCOTT AND CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
TEN greyhound trainers implicated in a live-baiting scandal at Tooradin have had their dogs scratched indefinitely.
The scandal exploded last...
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Casey Relay for Life
RELAY for Life is a fun and moving overnight experience that raises vital funds for the Cancer Council’s research, prevention, information...
Rotaract way to interact
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
THE Casey Cardinia Rotaract Club was officially chartered last week after months of preparation and planning.
The new Rotaract group, a subsidiary of...
Historic show framed
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
A BERWICK Show documentary, which was three years in the making, was finally been released for the community last week.
The half-hour documentary...
Animal rights group issues call to protect greyhounds
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
AN ANIMAL rights investigator who helped capture damning footage of greyhound live baiting has called for the safety of the dogs which...
Crisis clinic set to grow
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
MONASH Health’s psychology director Dr Melissa Carey saw a problem with mental health services and conjured an award-winning solution. Her community-based clinic...
Career of body building is still fun for Laurie
By CASEY NEILL
LAURIE ‘Macca’ McCoy started his apprenticeship with Norden Body Works in Dandenong at age 15.
He’s still there 40 years later and couldn’t...
Police search for missing boat
POLICE are searching for an alleged stolen boat taken from a Hallam property earlier this month.
It’s believed the boat was taken from the Rimfire...
Council backs baiting probe
By BRIDGET SCOTT and CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
Casey Council has vowed to help ensure the “full force of the law” is aimed at perpetrators of greyhound...
Rehab plans
By BRIDGET SCOTT
A DRUG rehabilitation centre funded by the State Government has been proposed for the City of Casey.
City of Casey councillor Geoff Ablett...
Just who is the best?
By JARROD POTTER
THE country's brightest, young basketball stars will take to the courts in Dandenong this week to find out which state deserves to...