Smooth transition for kinders
A partnership between a local early learning centre and a school is easing the transition into primary education.
St Patrick’s Primary School and Casey Childcare...
Minister opens new ambulance station
By Bonny Burrows
After a long wait, Pakenham paramedics have finally moved into their new $1.1 million state-of-the-art station.
The new facility, seven years in the...
Buyers quiet in a cheaper market
There were approximately 190 export and 120 young cattle penned at Pakenham’s Victorian Livestock Exchange representing a decrease of 80 head week-on-week.
The usual...
Memory lives on in trust
“What sort of a man was he? Exceptional, brilliant, standing out from the crowd? Not necessarily, but he always worked hard, tried to give...
Crafts raise cash for CFA
Visitors will be able to browse local creations of patchwork, quilting and associate handcrafts in picturesque Gembrook on 2 September.
Gembrook’s fourth Everything Patchwork...
Here comes the night
It Comes at Night (MA15+)
Starring: Joel Edgerton
What a weird, tense little end of the world movie this one is.
If you’re a sucker for a...
Dangers from speeding ‘rats’
Dear Cardinia Council,
I strongly oppose the increase of the speed limit on Salisbury Road.
Contrary to published council information, I do not believe...
Market lift defies trend
With reduced numbers across all yardings across the state, there was a lift last week for the Wednesday fat sale at Baw Baw Livestock...
Broadbent refugee plea applauded
By Bonny Burrows
Refugee activists have praised outspoken McMillan MP Russell Broadbent for yet again taking a stand against his own government after he called...
Quilt show keeps out the chill
The huge success of the 13th Annual Quilt and Craft Show, conducted by the Friends of Hillview, will see all monies raised donated to...
Force to be reckoned with
By Ewan Kennedy, Marque Motoring
The new BMW 5 Series, the seventh generation of the midsize range from the German specialist in sporting vehicles, is...
Love on the Heath
Hampstead (PG)
Starring: Diane Keaton, James Norton, Brendan Gleeson
WITTY dialogue, charismatic leads - there is a lot to like about Hampstead.
Loosely-based on a true...
Grants for groups supporting Victorians with disability
More Victorians living with disability will have access to peer support, with the state government opening a new round of Self-Help Grants.
Minister for Disability...
