News
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MP’s job ‘bribe’ denied
Former Labor MP Judith Graley was offered a job by developer John Woodman soon after she left State Parliament, an IBAC inquiry has heard. In…
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The pace of change
Berwick 50 years ago was a quaint rural village bordered by farmland, with the railway line barely skirting its southern edge. Snap forward to 2020,…
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No job too big or small
Sometimes, electrical problems can’t wait til morning. Sometimes, it’s a real emergency. That’s where Anthony Vella from Vella Volt Electrics comes in. With almost a…
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Draft smart city program for review
The City of Casey has developed a Smart Casey Launchpad program which focuses on bringing people together to enable innovation. Now available for community consultation,…
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Ex-mayor’s ‘strong’ links to Woodman
Former Casey mayor Janet Halsall’s re-election campaign in 2008 was ‘assisted’ by developer John Woodman, according to his own internal memo tabled at an IBAC…
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MP access for cash ‘exactly right’
The joke was apparently on a journalist inquiring about an ALP election fundraiser staged by property developer John Woodman. In a secretly taped conversation played…
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$1m lobby success fee
An ALP life member and lobbyist received a $500,000 success fee from a developer after 100 hectares of Cranbourne South farmland was rezoned for housing,…
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Attempted murder charges
A Narre Warren South man and a Hampton Park man have been charged with attempted murder, following a non-fatal shooting on a Mongols bikie member…
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Berwick remembers safely
Remembrance Day looked a little different in Berwick this year. Despite calls from the RSL to mark the solemn occasion at home this year, socially-distanced…
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Local artists celebrated
The Minister for Creative Industries, Danny Pearson MP, was the special guest of honour at an on-line Creative Arts Forum organised by Narre Warren South…
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VCE exams officially underway
Students across Casey have breathed a sigh of relief after knocking over their first VCE exam. After the most disrupted year on record, final year…
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Police crackdown on Casey
A two-and-a-half week police crackdown on dangerous driving has nabbed nine drink drivers and six drug drivers across the City of Casey. The state-wide operation,…