News
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‘No war’ inside Casey: mayor
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Casey mayor Geoff Ablett says there’s “no war” between councillors and the council’s administration despite losing two chief executives within a month.…
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High rents fuel homeless tide
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A massive boost to public and social housing is needed for hundreds of people without a home in Casey, says a support-service…
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Suffraging for their art
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Breaking through ceilings is nothing new for 20-year-old choreographer Alexandra Dellaportas. Aptly in a show based on the British Suffrage movement, her…
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Flashing 40km/h sign promise
By Brendan Rees Flashing 40km/h speed signs will be installed outside Pearcedale Primary School, if the Liberals win the 2018 State Election, member for Hastings…
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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’…