Tag: News
Grass fire appeal
A FIRE that tore through grassland in Dandenong was deliberately lit, police say.
They’re appealing for information about the grass and scrub fire which started...
Motorbikes recovered
POLICE recovered eight stolen motorbikes from a Hallam property last week.
It’s understood police were called to a fire at the Louise Court home on...
All together now
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
Aboriginal groups welcome a place to call their own...
THE construction of an Aboriginal gathering place in Doveton will begin later...
Stolen car wrecked
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
A stolen car was wrecked during a police chase through Casey after it was spotted in Endeavour Hills.
The owner has been left...
Ready for the call-out
By CASEY NEILL
ROBERT ‘Bob’ Allen spent almost 50 years of his life as a firefighter, so a CFA guard of honour following his funeral...
Disappointing season start
By JARROD POTTER
NPL - Round 1
IT WAS not the start to the season Dandenong City would have dreamed about as Eastern Lions claimed the...
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...
What’s on
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...
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...