News
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Social housing boost on the cards
Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and Beaconsfield have been flagged as potential locations for new social housing sites as part of the State Government’s record $5.3 billion…
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Consultation opens on mental health roadmap
Community consultation is now open on the National Mental Health Commission’s Vision 2030 Roadmap for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. The roadmap will set out…
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Seniors go back to school
Elderly residents will have the opportunity to return to ‘school’ in the coming months, with Casey University of the Third Age’s (U3A) Summer School for…
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Woodman cash links denied
More than $300,000 in unexplained cash deposits landed in former Casey mayor Sam Aziz’s accounts over a three-year period, an IBAC inquiry has heard. Mr…
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Thugs charged after bus robbery
Three boys on bail have been charged following a terrifying bus attack, where they allegedly robbed a 17-year-old boy at knifepoint. The alleged incident occurred…
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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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