Advocating for refugee action
By Helena Adeloju
A Maryknoll resident’s lobbying has prompted Liberal MP Russell Broadbent to support a Labor party proposal.
During his speech in parliament on Monday...
Police catch woman loading body parts into car
Art Show Pakenham Vice-President Wendy Andrews was caught red-handed by police loading body parts into her car in an isolated car park on a...
Truck menace: Hope wears thin
By Bonny Burrows
Bunyip residents are urgently calling for traffic control to manage the construction of a new estate on Nash Road, before it’s too...
We’ve got guns, you better run
John Wick 2
Starring: Keanu Reeves
John Wick was such a surprise hit, such a slice of man-movie magic, that a sequel became inevitable.
And while John...
Council opts out of disability insurance scheme
Baw Baw Shire Council has announced it will not be a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider ahead of its rollout across the shire...
Ambulance station for growth suburbs
By Bonny Burrows
Rapidly growing West Gippsland communities will be serviced by a 24-hour ambulance station opening in Drouin in the coming months.
Health Minister Jill...
Sunshine couple celebrate
Congratulations are in order for former long-term Nar Nar Goon North couple Frank and Evelyn Reid who celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on 31...
Historic low rate rise approved
By Bonny Burrows
Cardinia Shire Council has formally adopted its 2017-18 budget, featuring the lowest rate increase in the shire’s history.
Despite 18 community submissions -...
JJ counts on his own number
Not only was last weekend the AFL’s annual Indigenous round, it also commemorated the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum that ensured Indigenous Australians...
Developer now older and wiser
By Bonny Burrows
A state-first battle by a developer to remove a council imposed age restriction on its Gembrook retirement village development has been thrown...
Youth to form parallel council
By Bonny Burrows
Cardinia shire youth will soon collaborate directly with the council on issues important to them.
Cardinia’s youngest councillor, Michael Schilling, is working on...
Couple take Pacific business lead
Members of the Probus Club of Pakenham recently invited Jack and Margaret Mitchell to reflect on some of their volunteer work with Australian Business...
‘Teen sentencing’ plan splits community
Victoria’s escalating youth crime crisis is back in focus after Premier Jacinta Allan announced sweeping reforms that could see children who commit violent crimes...
