News
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Recycling changes bite Casey
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Casey Council will shell out more than $500,000 to its recycling contractor due to China’s recycling import restrictions. According to a council…
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Casey’s ‘brain-washing’ forum goes on
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A controversial forum against a State Government anti-bullying program has been scrapped and then reinstated at a dramatic Casey Council meeting on…
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Plea to catch Zabi’s killer
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Distraught family members have pleaded for justice for their late brother and son Zabi Ezedyar who was murdered at a home in…
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Psychologist slams Casey’s “brainwashing”
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Leading child psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg has dropped out of a City of Casey forum against the State Government’s Building Respectful Relationships…
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Freeway closed due to police incident
By Cam Lucadou-Wells All outbound lanes of the Monash Freeway have been closed near Berwick due to a police incident late this afternoon. Traffic is…
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Mandatory jail terms: will they make the community safer?
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Even critics say proposed mandatory sentencing for aggravated car jackers and home invaders will play out favourably in the electorate. As part…
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Robot aces rocketing to Houston
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A brilliant bunch of Berwick teenagers are taking on the world in a robotics world championships in Houston USA. Jadimo and Oriyla,…
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Two men wanted over school break-in
Police have released CCTV footage of two men wanted over a burglary at a school in Hampton Park. Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives say two…
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Riding for a future
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Casey mayor Geoff Ablett is saddling up to help save a 60-year-old Clyde North riding school from soaring council rates. The Oakwood…
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Crash corner fears
By Brendan Rees and Cam Lucadou-Wells Residents are calling for urgent safety upgrades after an out-of-control ploughed into a family home’s bedroom at high speed…
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Clean energy at dirty landfill
By Cam Lucadou-Wells The much-maligned former tip near Brookland Greens estate could potentially have a shinier future as a solar farm, according to a Casey…
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No fines at hospital no-smoking zone
By Cam Lucadou-Wells No smoker has been fined by Casey Council under a routinely-ignored smoking ban at Casey Hospital’s entrances. The council’s environmental health officers…