News
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Split second cops
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD CASEY Highway Patrol is ready to roll out its latest squad car, which now has the technology to scan number plates instantly.…
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Tiger by the tale
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH ‘GREYHOUND-LIKE’ is exactly what independent Tasmanian tiger researcher Michael Moss likes to hear when contacted with an alleged tiger sighting. “It’s not…
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Crestani challenge
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD TENSIONS reached fever pitch at Casey Council last week, when Councillor Rosalie Crestani challenged several of her colleagues who, she claimed, had…
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They’re not stealing sandwiches
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD THIEVES are targeting Subway fast food eateries in Casey, with a Cranbourne store the latest to be hit. Since May Subway outlets…
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Mental health system questioned
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS MENTAL Health Minister Martin Foley has said that careful consideration will be given to a Coroner’s findings into a man who killed…
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Council fenced in over costs
A CASEY councillor has questioned why the City of Casey no longer helps residents pay for the cost to repair a fence that backs onto…
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High-speed P-plater nabbed
A P-PLATE driver who only had his licence for six months was caught speeding at 83 kilometres over the limit near Doveton. Police pulled over…
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Learning from the best
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH DOVETON College’s early learning centre (ELC) is one of the best and most cost effective centres in the state. Five early learning…
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Porsche carjacked in broad daylight
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD TWO men and a teenager were arrested after a $150,000 Porsche was carjacked in Fitzroy on Saturday night and found in Hampton…
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School’s out for vandals
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD THE demolition of the abandoned Endeavour Hills Secondary College, which had become a haven for vandals, has begun. The idle Amalfi Drive…
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Got her skates on
PAKENHAM Beaconhills student Jessica has conquered roller-skating and is pursuing her passion for dance. The Year 5 student began artistic roller skating when she was…
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Living, giving
THE Casey community knows how to give back. It was no different on the weekend, when the annual GiveAbility Day was held at Westfield Fountain…