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Escaping torment and fear
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A PAKENHAM mum who boldly escaped her abusive partner said her strength to get help, and eventually leave, was a feat she...
Kylie lives on
By GARRY HOWE
Peter Blackwood’s ritual keeps murdered wife’s memory alive...
A PICTURE frame sits on Peter Blackwood’s bedside table with the quote: “We don’t know...
Teams lose their bounce
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
ENTIRE basketball teams have had to withdraw from the coming season and several sponsor funded uniforms have gone to waste following changes...
Racing well on track
A NEW era is dawning for Pakenham racing.
The stunning new facility at Tynong is taking shape, with the first track work being done last...
Where patients come first
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
MONASH Health’s psychology director Dr Melissa Carey saw a problem with mental health services and produced an award-winning solution....
‘Blonde’ takes to the stage
By BRIDGET SCOTT
THE INTERNATIONAL award-winning film Legally Blonde was brought to life by the Cardinia Performing Arts Company last Saturday in what...
Picnic welcome for students
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A FUN-FILLED picnic made for a warm welcome to new students and families joining Chairo Christian School in Pakenham.
Cricket and...
Check this out
By Aneeka Simonis
A BERWICK school has a junior chess champion amongst its ranks.
Year 9 student Kani Balamurugan Veni from St Margaret’s School was recently...
Argo calls the shots
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THUMPING her tiny little feet around her Pakenham home, Argo the Mini Lop keeps everyone in check.
Kalinda Franklin’s four-month-old bunny...
Traders under one roof
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
LANG LANG resident and owner of Inner Psych Solutions Nikole Charlton had a light bulb moment, and with the future...
Full mettle jacket
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
AN AVID Berwick boating enthusiast never understood the value of lifejackets until his children were born.
Matt Ingram, who enjoys fishing...
Salt of the earth
ABOUT 160 farmers, agronomists and consultants from across the Cardinia shire and beyond descended on the Cardinia Cultural Centre last Thursday to socialise over...
Be enraged but not misguided
People are right to be shocked by the events at Bondi Beach last Sunday evening.
They are right to be appalled at the vicious attack...
