Yard gets a boost with demand
Even though the yarding on Wednesday last week was lighter in numbers, the continued demand for quality stock lifted prices in all categories, giving...
Cash to contain container menace
By Helena Adeloju
The introduction of a Cash for Containers scheme in Victoria could be immensely successful if the response of children at the PAVE...
Holiday restricts market
There were 345 export and 345 young cattle penned representing a decrease of 240 head week on week principally due to forthcoming holiday period....
Flap over caged hen letter
The Victorian egg industry has hit out at the RSPCA over a letter it sent to farmers urging a voluntary end to the practice...
Here we go again!
By David Nagel and Russell Bennett
In an ironic twist, the Berwick Football Club has requested an investigation into an incident that took place during...
Everyone’s called out for the egg hunt
Community groups are banding together to host an Easter egg hunt on Saturday 15 April.
There will be 800 chocolate eggs up for grabs at...
Town up in drink driving list
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
Pakenham was home to more than 50 drink drivers in the 2015-'16 financial year, with one resident from the area being caught...
Long road to BMX track
By Bonny Burrows
Cockatoo’s BMX riders may end up waiting for a decade for their cycling track.
Cardinia Shire Council has confirmed that the track will...
Truck driver faces fatal crash charge
A Pakenham truck driver will answer charges over a crash that killed a Keysborough teen.
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives charged the 31-year-old man with...
Shire’s children have ‘high alcohol use’
By Bonny Burrows
Cardinia shire’s “significant” underage drinking rates will be target by a new program that is soon to be rolled out in high...
Ladies remember a forgotten era of afternoon tea
By Vicky Birch
Members of the West Gippsland Group of the Country Women’s Association wearing their Sunday best stepped back in time to a forgotten...
Historic cycling makes Koowee connection
By Helena Adeloju
A mutual obsession has sparked an international friendship between a Kooweerup resident and the host of television show the Amazing Race.
Andrew Slade’s...
Art shines light on domestic violence
The White Ribbon Art Gallery is inviting the community to a special fundraising dinner on Friday, 5 December 2025, at the Emerald Hills Hub,...
