Tom, Community Advocate for Casey

14/08/2026

So Mayor of the City of Casey Stefan Kooman is hoping to be elected to State government as a Labor member - and that’s great - he appears to be a caring honest and hard working guy . The down side is he appears to have used his position to further Labor policies at the expense of the needs of residents.
He is stepping down during this period as Mayor pre election .
This week there is a council meeting and no doubt he has selected his replacement ,but it will be another Labor sympathiser rather than a councillor who is better suited for the position. This is where the system is so screwed .
We have a billion dollar Data centre being planned with residents and ratepayers having no say with deliberate withholding of all information .
No doubt a Labor mayor will ensure a very corrupt Labor party who have approved the building of a Billion dollar data centre in Clyde North will attempt to hide behind local and state planning laws to avoid making a decision.
The decision has already been made regardless of what residents needs are.

Councillors that approve the Data centre should not be re elected .
Traditional many residents around the world have voted the councils out .
There is no insinuation of corruption by these councillors , rather Labor councillors voting to Labor policy and corruption ( as a consequence ).

My bet for councillor votes to be Mayor
are either Jennifer or Melinda ( not sure of their political alliance ) but they appear be Stefan’s favourites.

It’s sad to thing this council fails to meet the needs of residents and rate payers
The system is corrupted (politically) and the buck stops with Stefan.
Then Stefan should not be elected to state politics if he neglects the needs of residents and rate payers .

13/08/2026

Will Councillors overide the Casey Town planning Scheme or will they hide behind it ?

Casey councillors will decide on the controversial $1.1 billion Clyde North data centre proposal. Casey's outgoing Mayor Cr Stefan Koomen 'called in' the application, which means decision-making power over the application had been moved from council officers to councillors, who will vote on the prop...

12/08/2026

A step in the right direction.

Data centre proposal in Clyde North called in — update

As Mayor, I have called in the planning application for the proposed data centre at 585 Berwick-Cranbourne Road, Clyde North.

This means the application will be considered and determined by Councillors at a future public Council meeting, rather than by Council officers.

There has been significant community interest in this proposal, and I believe it is important that the application is considered openly and transparently by Councillors.

No decision has been made at this stage.

Council’s Planning Officers are continuing to assess the application, with further information requested from the applicant and advice being sought from the EPA and relevant water and power authorities.

Council has also created a dedicated information page with the latest update and information about the planning process and what happens next.

Council will continue to keep the community informed as the assessment progresses, including when the application is scheduled to come before Council.

More information:
https://www.casey.vic.gov.au/news/update-planning-permit-application-data-centre-clyde-north

07/08/2026

This is no surprise at all
This is why the councillors have been “pushed” to adopt Labor policies such as glass bins , local laws , rate rises etc .
It is never about the needs or residents and rate payers , but rather towing the line for Labor to get into politics .
He campaigned as not being aligned to a political party .
Let’s just hope if he is elected he does a better job than he has in council.
He failed in his very first council meeting when he failed to stand up for us all on the law law issue .

Councils should not be a platform for Federal or State politics
Stefan has failed to represent the needs of us in the City of Casey , it appears to be all about representing Labor party needs , not our needs .

Current Casey Mayor, Stefan Koomen has been announced as the Labor candidate for Narre Warren South. It comes as speculation grew in May following Gary Maas' announcement that he would not be re-contesting the seat. Star News spoke to Koomen regarding the rumours in June and while he dismissed the w...

04/08/2026

Electric garbage truck coming into your suburbs . I wonder if anybody in the city of Casey has any scientific background apart from the toxic fumes lithium battery five create which extremely hazardous can’t put these flies out.

03/08/2026

The City of Casey management is a joke
These surveys do nothing
Staff rig the questions and control the outcome to mske themselves look good
I gripped of by town planning $3000 for a permit extensive fee , 5 years of extensions due to incompetence of town planning . Michelle Ablett considered the council as a business and Adam black attempt to intimidate me when I complain
They both should be sacked

📣 Have your say on how City of Casey handles complaints

The City of Casey is seeking community feedback on its draft Complaints Handling Policy, with consultation closing Wednesday 12 August.

Whether you’ve made a complaint to Council before, or simply believe Council should have a fair, transparent and accountable complaints process, this is your opportunity to have a say.

The draft policy covers matters such as:

📝 How and where complaints can be made
⏱️ Response and review timeframes
🔄 Internal review processes if you’re unhappy with the outcome
📊 How Council learns from complaints and improves its services
🤝 Accessibility, privacy and transparency in complaint handling

The Casey Residents and Ratepayers Association (CRRA) will be lodging a detailed submission.

While we acknowledge the work undertaken to modernise Council’s complaints framework, our submission recommends a number of improvements, including:

🔹 Clearer response and acknowledgement timeframes for complaints
🔹 Stronger public reporting on complaint trends, outcomes and service improvements
🔹 Better oversight of complaints handled by Council contractors
🔹 Greater transparency where existing service commitments have been changed or removed from the current policy
🔹 Better consistency between the full policy and the Plain English and Easy Read versions to ensure accessible information for all residents.

Community feedback will help shape how complaints are handled across the City of Casey.

🗓️ Consultation closes: Wednesday 12 August

💬 Have your say here:
https://conversations.casey.vic.gov.au/complaint-handling

Every resident deserves a complaints process that is fair, transparent, accessible and accountable.

31/07/2026

This council needs to be commited - no sure where we should send them , but ideally very far away

“At the same time, we recognise that there is always more to do, and we’re committed to continuing to listen to our residents and deliver the infrastructure and services our growing community needs.”

An independent survey found only 26 per cent of Casey residents reported high or complete trust in council decisions.

25/07/2026

I would like to update the many community members who have contacted me about an advertised high-density housing proposal in Cranbourne South.