‘We’re doing the right thing’ says market after protest
By Bonny Burrows
The Victorian Livestock Exchange Pakenham (VLE) has hit back at activist allegations that animals at the market are malnourished.
The claims followed a...
Fund cuts leave growth councils on edge
By Bonny Burrows
Funding of “critical” community infrastructure within Cardinia Shire will be slashed following a 50 per cent cut to the State’s Growing Suburbs...
Double intercept of suspended driver
By Helena Adeloju
One driver pushed his luck too far, with police catching him driving while suspended twice within one hour.
Emerald police intercepted an unregistered...
Gateway to tragedy
By Helena Adeloju
A traumatised resident has asked how many people have to die outside her home before something is done to make Pakenham Road...
Top job for Tom
By Russell Bennett
Tom McQualter would hardly call himself a ‘footy head’. In fact, he’s never even been the senior coach of a football side...
Trauma forum for teachers
By Helena Adeloju
This year’s Kinders Together annual forum focused on childhood trauma.
More than 150 participants gathered in the function rooms at Pakenham Racecourse to...
Midwives struggle to keep up with baby boom
By Helena Adeloju
March was a bumper month for baby births in Cardinia.
The council’s co-ordinator of Maternal and Child Health Cathy Massoud said the birth...
School visitors remember the ANZAC legacy
Berwick students paid tribute to diggers past and present at the children’s ANZAC Day Service in Melbourne recently.
Students from St Michael’s and Berwick Chase...
Fox trot collision
A fox was in the wrong place at the wrong time when a 4WD-fox collision resulted in dramatic scenes last weekend.
Despite the driver’s efforts...
Teens charged over bomb threats
By Helena Adeloju
An Israeli teenager and a Melbourne teenager have been charged separately over school bomb threats which caused schools to be closed and...
Woman’s Merc impounded
A 49-year-old woman has had her car impounded after being detected driving at twice the speed limit in Pakenham on Tuesday 2 May.
The...
Daylight robbery at the station
By Helena Adeloju
Pakenham train station is among the worst stations in the state for daytime crime, according to recently released statistics for Victoria.
Crime Statistics...
Graham earns pro journey
In sports, progression is rarely linear.
Grace Graham’s basketball journey has certainly reached its highs and lows, but there was one thing that was always...
