News
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Capturing Officer’s weather
An Officer hobbyist aerial photographer has captured stunning images of Friday 3 February’s storm. Daniel James has been honing his skills for a few years.…
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Call to restore roads funding
Federal MPs have continued to slam the $146m funding cut which would have gone toward sealing 187km of dirt roads in the Dandenong Ranges. The…
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Unusual item lands in op shop hands
A local op shop is appealing to the public after an unlikely donation last week. Berwick Opportunity shop president Margaret Ruse said the shop received…
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Armed robber’s path to reform
A Hallam robber who held up a bottle-shop worker at knifepoint in the middle of the day has been spared jail. Katoa Samuel, 20, pleaded…
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Berwick Show forced to axe wood chopping
The 2023 Berwick Show is the latest victim of a court order limiting timber harvesting, announcing it will not hold its popular wood chopping competition…
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Toilet makeover coming
Cardinia Shire Council is seeking feedback on the exterior façade design of new public toilets at PB Ronald Reserve, Pakenham. As part of the PB…
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Libraries to celebrate Big Summer Read
Casey Cardinia Libraries are celebrating a successful summer of reading with their Big Summer Read Wrap Party. A statewide reading program, The Big Summer Read…
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Three… opportunities to support your community
1. Visit a market During spring and summer, it can feel like there’s a market on almost every weekend in the district. And these markets…
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Open your heart for Library Lovers Day
In celebration of Library Lovers Day on 14 February, Casey Cardinia Libraries are seeking book donations to support a literary supply program in Papua New…
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Council workers ‘under-report’ sexual harassment
About 7 per cent of women employed by City of Casey have reportedly experienced sexual harassment at work, according to official audit data. Of them,…
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Mel in the hot seat
An Officer mother of three is planning on taking her family on a “massive” American holiday after walking away with $20,000 from Channel 9’s Millionaire…
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Score a country footy and netball grant
The State Government is supporting the growth of country football and netball with more grants to build new ovals and courts where they’re needed most.…