Matty WAG

The City of Casey has the potential of being a great place to live. It has the advantage of being at the extremities of Melbourne so families can get out to see the countryside quickly and the freeway access into the heart of Melbourne to see the theatre and visit restaurants in a reasonable amount of time. The area too could bloom and become an attractive place for its own dining and entertainment attractions. Other features include parks and gardens and interesting places to visit such as The Old Cheese Factory, Myuna Farm, Wilson Botanical Park abnd the CranbournRoyal botanical Gardens. Cranbourne Race Track is a great place to visit also.

The let down is the Council itself. It has no regard for the health and safety of individuals when it comes to animal management. Some services in this area are tremendous, but if your neighbours dog is barking, be assured, if your neighbours are bullies, you are in for a battle that may take years to resolve. The local laws act in my view, inconsistently with state legislation. Local law number two is testing state legislation all the time. When you try and bring obvious problems that could be easitly solved to the attention of the council, you get nowhere!

If you think that the Council has respect for residents, think again. Without consultation of any residents affected by the Port of Hastings Corporations plans to expand its port and the associated Land Use and Transport Strategy, the council has decided to “support the Port of Hastings plans in principle”. What does that mean, I don’t know exactly, but I do feel sold out by this council, bullied by this council, ignorred by this council and have lost faith in this council.