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Big meals for young minds Hallam Primary School students took to the kitchen as part of the Kitchen Garden Program with the goal of creating something truly wonderful, and Slimah was one of them, with coleslaw and other greens in her hands, she was more than ready for the others to try out her dish after carefully crafting it in the kitchen. Full story page 2
Salimah was one of the many students who dug into the process, basking in the aroma of different ingredients to create her own dish. (Stewart Chambers: 449743)
30 years of Casey As the City of Casey had its 30th anniversary on Sunday 15 December, former councillors reflected on the City of Casey’s formation in 1994, when Berwick and Cranbourne were merged amid anger and uncertainty. Casey’s first mayor, Wayne Smith, recalled resistance to uniting two distinct areas with Cran-
bourne’s rural roots and Berwick’s semi-rural identity. Despite the tensions, Wayne said economies of scale made the merger economically viable and gave Casey greater political influence. Neil Lucas, the former chief executive officer of Berwick City, recalled the emotional moments
in the council when Berwick ceased to exist. He said council staff at Berwick City ordered a balloon with a big long string on the end. “All the staff and the councillors came. And I said this is the old City of Berwick now. It’s going to let go of the string,” he said. “Well, people were crying because they loved
the place. They loved working there. And we let go of the string and off went the balloon into the sky. “That was a sort of symbolic thing to try and get them to draw a line in the sand. And, yeah, there we go.” Full story page 4
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