Monthly Archives: May 2015
Footy team kicks on
Police briefs
A LOCAL football team harassing patrons at a Pakenham bar put up a fight when asked to leave the venue over the weekend.
Police...
Branching out into a caring career
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
PASSION, patience and a positive attitude is what Pakenham’s Sally Walters believes make her a successful nurse.
She is one of...
Nepal’s soccer-led recovery
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM AND CASEY NEILL
A BERWICK man who was caught up in the Anzac Day earthquake in Nepal is appealing to...
Marney’s loving life at home
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
NORMALLY it’s hard to steer dogs home when they are out enjoying a walk.
But Pakenham pooch Marney sent herself...
Captured in Lock’s lens
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
LOOKING through Jacqueline Lock’s portfolio, it is easy to see why her photography is so widely celebrated.
The Pakenham mum runs...
Mothers feel the love
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
MOTHERS at Bunyip Primary School were showered in love days before their big day of celebration.
Prep students invited their mums...
Works begin on historic site
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
A NEW retirement village will maintain strong links to the past with the turning of the first sod next week.
The...
Settled in the saddle
With a lifetime love of horses and the land, Jenny Leslie brought the Bunyip Saddlery in October 2002. The next 13 years have seen...
Rolling in it
THE rapid rate at which farm land is being converted to residential subdivisions must surely mean that council’s rate base is growing exponentially as...
Wrong priorities
WITH due respect, when it comes to residents’ safety it is a priority.
Cr Jodie Owen was the only councillor who has the decency...
Enough is enough
HOW well is the Cardinia Shire being managed? The draft budget proposes a 5.5 per cent rate increase for 2015-'16. If approved, that means...
Cash boost for growth
Cardinia council will benefit from $50 million allocated in the Victorian budget to improving Melbourne’s outer suburbs.
The Interface Fund will be distributed to 10...
Geoff’s surprise honour
For Pakenham’s Geoff Young, keeping busy helping the community is just a fact of life with no thought of any accolades or recognition. That...
