News
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VCAT fight for ‘Old Berwick’
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Residents and Casey Council are poised to fight against a proposed pair of two-storey townhouses within Berwick’s ‘Hoddle Grid’ district. The developer…
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Killer driver on ‘cocktail’ of drugs
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A 21-year-old Narre Warren man who drove on the wrong side of Churchill Park Road, Lysterfield with several drugs in his system…
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Scissors drawn on ‘soft target’
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Clyde North man has been jailed over an armed robbery in which he held scissors to the throat of a lone…
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Man filmed schoolgirls from bedroom, court hears
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Narre Warren South man accused of possessing child exploitation material has allegedly stored footage of girls walking past his home, a…
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‘Spy’ stalks ‘wife’ cop
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A deluded Narre Warren South man has pleaded guilty to stalking a South-East-based police officer that he believed was his wife. As…
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Park tribute to late mayor
By Cam Lucadou-Wells and Brendan Rees Casey Council has unveiled a plan to rename Pioneers Park in central Berwick to memoralise its popular former mayor…
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Robocup players show their mettle
In the spirit of the World Cup, 12 ‘Lodgers’ students from Berwick Lodge Primary School took on the state’s best young talent in soccer robotics.…
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‘Troll’ fight embroils Casey councillor
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A state political candidate has accused a Casey councillor of ‘trolling’ him and reported their offending comments to Facebook. Gary Maas, who…
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Bushfire safety gets priority
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Casey Council has largely resisted a push for smaller subdivisions in its northern bushfire-prone areas. In its proposed Planning Amendment C198, the…
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Ashwin makes all the right moves
By Rob Kelly Chess is a game of strategy and logic. For centuries, it has been played and enjoyed by millions of people around the…
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Part-time wages ‘not enough’
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Casey councillors say their jobs have out-grown their part-time pay-packets. Their annual allowances are set the maximum allowable by the State Government…
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Job seekers risk phishing scams
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Casey Council job applicants are unlikely to suffer “direct identity theft” as a result of a recent widespread data breach, according to…