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Myuna Farm set for show Cuddly creatures will join with exciting rides and a haul of showbags for this year’s Doveton Show. Nearing its 20th year running, the show will take over Myuna Farm in Doveton on Sunday 17 September from 10am to 4pm. The extravaganza will feature a number of musical guests including Chris Newman and Breanne Peters alongside animal displays such as a sheep shearing show and a reptile display. With entry via an optional gold coin donation, committee member Damien Rosario said the show was a cheaper alternative to the Melbourne Royal Show. “It’s about bringing people together and having fun,” he said. Story page 18 Casey District Scouts’ Helen Pinkstone, the KC Neighbourhood Watch Dog, chair Michelle Ryan, treasurer Stefan Koomen and committee member Damien Rosario are excited to welcome families to this year’s Doveton Show. 359568 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS
Satisfaction drop By Matthew Sims All of Casey Council’s key service areas, as well as overall performance, showed a decrease in the latest Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey results. The council achieved an index score of 50 in overall performance, six index points below last year and one point below the interface council average.
The most significant decreases occurred with the appearance of public areas and sealed local roads key service areas, each dropping by nine index points to 50 and 44 index points respectively. Casey Council administrators chair Noelene Duff PSM said the council acknowledged that the scores indicated a decline in satisfaction. “We’re already implementing measures designed to drive improvements and ensure we’re
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delivering services to the standards expected by council and the community,” she said. “The decline in scores was a trend seen across both the state-wide and Interface averages for all measures. “This was particularly evident in relation to sealed local roads, which can largely be attributed to three consecutive years of La Nina weather patterns and the unprecedented soaking rains that contribute to accelerated road
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pavement deterioration.” Co-ordinated by the Department of Government Services on behalf of Victorian councils to gain insights into the community’s views across a range of services and performance measures, independent market research agency JWS Research conducted 800 phone interviews with a representative sample of the Casey community to compile the results. Continued page 12
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