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Riding for resilience Craig Bates is gearing up for this year’s Great Vic Bike Ride, where he has dedicated himself to travel for four days from the border town of Wodonga with sights set for the Yarra Ranges. Despite being diagnosed with a form of lymphoma cancer in 2023, and only just finishing radiation treatment less than a month ago, Craig has since begun his training, tackling the stationary bike and the hilly roads of Harkaway and Lysterfield Park with his trusted gravel bike. Story page 10
Craig Bates, equipped with his helmet and gravel bike, is ready to hit the pedals. (Stewart Chambers: 431833)
Council showdown By Ethan Benedicto As the official council candidate registrations came to a close on Tuesday 17 September, the City of Casey is seeing new faces gearing up for this October’s elections, now just mere weeks away. With the number sitting at 89 candidates acros
the board, northern and eastern Casey has a lot to offer, packed with 47 figures who have put their hand up, most of which are new to the field of local government. This area, which consists of Akoonah, Grevillea, Waratah, Kalora, Casuarina and Dillwynia and parts of River Gum Ward is home to a number of former councillors, which include Lynette
Pereira (River Gum) who served from 2008-2012. Also running is Brian Oates, current president of the Casey Residents and Ratepayers Association who finished serving as a councillor in 2005. Rex Flannery, representing Causarina Ward also played his cards for candidacy, alongside Damien Rosario from River Gum Ward as former councillors of the 2016-2020 cohort.
Following an investigation by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC), the former council was sacked by the State Government, and as a replacement, a panel of administrators was implemented to take governance of the city. Continued page 3
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