News
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State commits millions to south-east schools
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS SCHOOLS in the south-east have benefited from what State Treasurer Tim Pallas has labelled “the biggest education budget in Victoria’s history”. Mr…
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Dannii’s got the daggy fashion factor
Dannii Minogue thrilled Casey fashionistas young and old when she made a celebrity appearance at Westfield Fountain Gate on Thursday night. Alexia Rose, 10, couldn’t…
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Refugees’ new home
By CASEY NEILL A KEY resource for refugees in the south east has a new home in central Dandenong. Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre (SMRC)…
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Timor tales for insight
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD STUDENTS throughout Casey were given a detailed insight into East Timorese culture last week. The Friends of Ermera group held its biennial…
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Police finger tip off
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD THE owner of a severed finger found in a Hallam ute has come forward to police. The man aged in his thirties…
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Rugrats give pots of love
MUMS will unwrap personalised pot plants from some Keysborough rugrats next weekend. Bunnings Warehouse provided kids at non-profit playgroup Rug Ratz with pots to decorate…
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Lawyers take cases to God’s high court
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE final course of appeal isn’t necessarily in the High Court. Sometimes for Vera Hardiman, co-ordinator of five lawyers at Casey-Cardinia Community…
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Fighter Sandi takes on cancer battle
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH SANDI Bonavita has been fighting cancer since 1997… from the diagnosis to the operations, chemotherapy, tests and the agonising waiting game. Sandi…
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Visiting minister sets law enforcement pace
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD POLICE Minister Wade Noonan has applauded the efforts of the Narre Warren PACER unit when he spoke exclusively to the News this…
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Apprentice has pedal to the metal
By CASEY NEILL “I’M expecting him to apply for the CEO’s job before long.” Alex Woller is unfazed by this suggestion from Actco Pickering Metal…
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Backpacks are full of love
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH SHOES, pyjamas, a blanket and a toothbrush are just some of the items thousands of children and teenagers placed in foster and…
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Knocked out
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG Croquet Club hosted its final match last week ending its 90-plus year tenure in Dandenong Park. President Bill Jacobs has been…