News
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Charges following hair salon burglaries
By Brendan Rees Police have charged three men from Dandenong, Narre Warren and Endeavour Hills following three burglaries at hair salons on Thursday morning, March…
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Vaccine extended against deadly outbreak
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Eight cases of the deadly disease meningococcal have been recorded in Casey in 2017. A vaccine program for teenagers has been extended…
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Exotic dance wows Maramba
Indonesian dance graced the basketball court at Maramba Primary School as part of Cultural Diversity Week celebrations on 21 March. A strikingly-costumed Maria Lees, of…
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Council endorses China trip next month
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Within days, Casey councillors Sam Aziz and Wayne Smith are set to fly back to China to sign a landmark economic partnership…
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Driver clocked at 149km/h near road works
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A man has been caught speeding at three times the limit near an active road works area in Narre Warren. The 27-year-old…
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Casey acting CEO replaced
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Casey Council has switched acting chief executives, a month after its long-acting CEO Mike Tyler’s sudden departure. Steve Dalton, the council’s director…
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Freeway upgrade finishes, another begins
By Cam Lucadou-Wells An announced $711 million Monash Freeway upgrade has been welcomed – though further road and rail upgrades are also urgently required, says…
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Sick trees plague residents
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Casey Council has no plans to remove scores of unpopular sickly gum trees that are shedding piles of leaves in hapless residents’…
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Homeless crisis deepens
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Casey’s growing tide of homelessness has swelled well over 1000, according to the latest statistics. There were about 1280 homeless in the…
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Narre Warren mum strikes it rich
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Narre Warren woman plans to unshackle herself from the home mortgage after becoming an instant TattsLotto millionaire. The mother, who wishes…
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Crime in Casey continues to fall
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Casey’s crime rate has fallen for the second consecutive official report, reversing a six-year upward trend. Police Minister Lisa Neville said Victorians…
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VicRoads rebuffs child-safety pleas
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Worried residents and staff at an early learning centre have called on VicRoads to avert a looming catastrophe on a 100km/h section…