City of Casey

Casey spreads from the base of the Dandenong Ranges in the north to the shoreline of Western Port in the south. It features a wide variety of geographical features, due to its outer metropolitan location.

The north, in the foothills of the Dandenongs, is primarily made up of large blocks of land used for grazing, with some small vineyards in operation. An Urban Growth Boundary has been in place since 2005 to protect this area from future residential subdivision.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

South of Cranbourne is mainly farmland, used for market gardening and grazing. A small number of flower farms exist around Junction Village, along with a large chicken processing plant in Clyde. This green area has now been opened up for housing development, in the areas of Cranbourne East, Clyde and Clyde North.{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/new-development-set-to-provide-21000-homes-in-clyde-north/story-fngnvmhm-1226843532182|title=New development set to provide 21,000 homes in Clyde North.|date=3 March 2014|website=Herald Sun|publisher=Herald Sun|access-date=20 April 2016}}

The southern boundary of the municipality is the Western Port shoreline including the fishing villages of Tooradin, Blind Bight, Warneet and Cannons Creek. Protected marine reserves exist along this coastline and extend into the Mornington Peninsula at Pearcedale.

The Cardinia border of the city is formed for some of the boundary by the Cardinia Creek, which is drained through channels into Western Port at its southern end. The popular Riding of the Bounds event takes place along this border, in recognition of Berwick's sister city status with Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland, England.{{cite web|url=http://www.casey.vic.gov.au/council/our-city/sistercities/sister-cities|title=Sister Cities|access-date=20 April 2016|work=City of Casey}}

Until 2024, the City of Casey was divided into six wards – Balla Balla, Edrington, Four Oaks, Mayfield, River Gum and Springfield.{{cite web|url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/CaseyProfile.html|title=Casey City Council profile|year=2014|author=Victorian Electoral Commission|access-date=20 April 2016}}{{cite web |title=History of our ward name |url=https://www.casey.vic.gov.au/history-of-our-ward-names |website=City of Casey |access-date=4 October 2020}} Voters in Balla Balla Ward elected one councillor and all other wards electing two councillors per ward. The eleven councillors voted each year to elect a mayor.

In February 2020, the Victorian Minister for Local Government, Adem Somyurek, dismissed all Casey councillors following a report from municipal monitor Laurinda Gardner that found significant governance failures at the council. Somyurek then appointed Noelene Duff as interim administrator.{{Cite news |last=Rollason |first=Bridget |date=18 Feb 2020 |title=City of Casey could be without elected council until 2024 after damning report prompts sacking |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-18/city-of-casey-sacked-administrators-could-run-council-until-2024/11976104 |access-date=15 August 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Preiss |first=Benjamin |last2=Towell |first2=Noel |date=18 February 2020 |title=Casey council sacked for four years as watchdog finds bullying, 'unacceptable behaviour' |work=The Age |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/casey-council-to-be-run-by-administrators-until-2024-20200218-p541td.html |access-date=15 August 2022}}{{Cite news |date=18 February 2020 |title=Dismissal Of The Casey City Council |work=Premier of Victoria |url=https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/dismissal-of-the-casey-city-council/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623164514/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/dismissal-of-the-casey-city-council/ |archive-date=23 June 2020}}

In May 2020 Somyurek appointed Noelene Duff PSM, Cameron Boardman and Miguel Belmar as Council administrator panel, to remain until October 2024.{{Cite news |date=14 May 2020 |title=Three Administrators appointed to Casey |work=City of Casey |url=https://www.casey.vic.gov.au/news/three-administrators-appointed-casey}}

The most recent elections were held on 26 October 2024 and elected the following councillors:

{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Outer Melbourne|section=Casey results}}

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• [http://www.akoonahpark.com.au/ Akoonah Park]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20170626072937/http://www.insightvision.org.au/ Casey Insight Education Centre for the Blind and Vision Impaired]
• [http://www.casey.vic.gov.au/ Casey RACE – Recreation & Aquatic Centre]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20020524142137/http://www.caseyarc.com.au/ Casey Aquatic and Recreation Centre (ARC)]
• Casey Cardinia Libraries
• [http://www.cranbournecommunitytheatre.com.au/ Cranbourne Community Theatre]
• [https://archive.today/20121230163433/http://www.caseyfields.com.au/ Casey Fields]
• Westfield Fountain Gate
• Lysterfield Lake Park
• Federation University, Berwick Campus
• Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20061129061549/http://www.casey.vic.gov.au/myunafarm/ Myuna Farm]
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070901041717/http://www.casey.vic.gov.au/thefactory/ The Factory – Rehearsal Centre for the Arts (Cranbourne)]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070901105551/http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/theshed/ The Shed] (indoor skate park)
• Wilson Botanic Park

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The 2021 census, the city had a population of 365,239 up from 299,301 in the 2016 census{{cite web |title=Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census |website=www.abs.gov.au |language=en |date=11 January 2023}}

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The Melbourne City Football Club is based in the City of Casey.{{Cite web|title=Melbourne City FC to move into Casey Fields {{!}} City of Casey|url=https://www.casey.vic.gov.au/news/melbourne-city-fc-move-into-casey-fields|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.casey.vic.gov.au}}

The Casey Demons (formerly Scorpions), an Australian rules football club represents Casey in the Victorian Football League. Their home ground is at the Casey Fields Complex in Cranbourne. The team was founded in around 1903 in Springvale. The club relocated to Casey Fields and later developed a relationship with the Melbourne Football Club has developed a partnership with the City of Casey,{{Cite web|url=http://www.casey.vic.gov.au/arts-leisure/sport-leisure/facilities/casey-fields/mfc-casey|title=Melbourne Football Club - Casey Partnership|access-date=20 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512010808/http://www.casey.vic.gov.au/arts-leisure/sport-leisure/facilities/casey-fields/mfc-casey|archive-date=12 May 2016|url-status=dead}} with training sessions and other events held at Casey Fields.

The Casey-South Melbourne Cricket Club also have their home ground at Casey Fields.

The Casey Warriors play rugby league in NRL Victoria.

The Casey Cavaliers are the representative basketball club of the City of Casey. They compete in the NBL1, Big V and VJBL competitions. The Casey Basketball Association oversees all affiliated basketball within the City of Casey and has over 8,000 weekly participants.

Community Radio – 97.7 FM 3SER

The City of Casey is twinned with{{cite web

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In 1998 the City of Casey established a friendship link (also known as a twin town) with {{flagicon|GRE}} Ioannina, Greece, which lapsed in 2008.

• List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the City of Casey
• Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve

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• [http://www.casey.vic.gov.au/ Official website]
• [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/9 Metlink local public transport map]
• [http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp Link to Land Victoria interactive maps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324211834/http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp |date=24 March 2022 }}

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