News
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OAM for promoting sporting capability
Endeavour Hills resident Juan Carlos Loyola has received the Medal of the Order of Australia. A PASSION to help intellectually disabled people play sport has…
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All set for the highland fling
Ross Chudleigh and Narre Warren Rotary Club president Ian Pickering get ready for the upcoming Berwick Highland Gathering on Sunday 8 February at Akoonah Park.…
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Bonus start to new school year
CASEY families will receive a financial boost as part of the Brumby Government’s $182 million School Start Bonus. More than 125,000 families in the state…
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Families pool resources
By Kelly YatesFAMILIES battled rising temperatures on Australia Day by having a dip in the Doveton Pool in the Park. More than 450 children, aged…
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Crossing warning as school returns
POLICE are warning motorists to pay extra attention when driving near schools, as children are returning to scheduled classes this week. Drivers are urged to…
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Many nations together
THE South Sudan Equatorians Association hosted a free breakfast for the community during a Day of the Nations celebration in Hampton Park on Monday. Community…
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Feds cash into pokies
AN increase in gaming machine expenditure in local Casey venues may be caused by the Rudd Government’s economic stimulus package, according to Inga Peulich MLC.…
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Running for life
By Kelly YatesTEAM Jess members are gearing up for the 2009 Casey Cardinia Relay for Life with their major charity auction The Hint of Pink…
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Crowds flock to circus
By Lia BichelRingmaster and Grand Illusionist Simon Tait said the hot weather has not deterred people from coming to the circus to enjoy the entertainment.…
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Anthony’s call is basketball
By Paul PickeringANTHONY Drmic is only 16, but he can’t remember life before basketball. When he was born, his brother Frank was already a 15-year-old…
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Market booms
MARKET-GOERS raced to the Old Cheese Factory last weekend for the Rotary Club of Berwick’s first Farmers Market for 2009. Farm fresh and organic seasonal…
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Growers ‘danger’
By Melissa GrantURBANISATION in Casey and Cardinia may threaten the region’s food industries, leading agricultural groups have warned. Bosses of the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF)…