Tag: News
Patient GP bypass
A HEALTH organisation head has called for a focus on chronic disease patients after national data suggested patients were attending emergency departments instead of...
New rail plans line up extra train jobs
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
MORE than 60 south-east manufacturers are among the potential winners from a State Government plan for extra trains and fewer level crossings...
Arsonists strike at second kinder
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
SUSPICIONS have been raised after a second Casey kindergarten was set on fire in three weeks.
Police are investigating the incident in which...
Doctor’s in the house
By CASEY NEILL
FORMER patients still stop Doctor Norval Yeaman in the street and beg him to return to work.
He’ll turn 90 this year and...
Extra services for registered pets
OWNERS of deceased animals found on the side of the road will now be notified thanks to a change in standards.
Animals which have been...
Kids get fingers into critters
KIDS of all ages made crazy critters and cute, cuddly creatures at Dandenong Market last week.
Free school holiday craft workshop Crazy Creatures Animal Craft...
Heart in sole
By CASEY NEILL
A DANDENONG North man could have the world’s largest collection of tiny shoes.
Wilson Fernandez started collecting the miniatures during a trip to...
Barbecue explodes
A PUBLIC barbecue in Endeavour Hills has exploded after it was set on fire in suspicious circumstances.
The fire at Frog Hollow Reserve was reported...
Gang smashes house
A GROUP of youths wearing balaclavas and wielding machetes and bats has smashed up a Doveton house while a victim was inside.
It's understood the...
Police Stance hits auto crime figures
A NEW police operation has resulted in a drop in auto crime.
Operation Stance, which began on 22 February, has already contributed to 49 per...
Plan to succeed
CASEY Council will host two free forums to help ratepayers run events in the municipality.
The forums, which are held annually, will aim to assist...
Driver park hunt
THE police Dog Squad was called in to track a man who fled through Akoonah Park after evading a booze bus last month.
The police...