Toying with children’s minds
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
PARENTS have hit back at a Greens proposal which calls for families to boycott gender-based toys over the Christmas period.
Parents across Cardinia...
Thieves on high
By BEN CAMERON
Business concerns over possible shop theft and methadone use links...
CONCERNS in Bunyip over links between methadone users and an increase in...
Golden egg Goosey in Cranbourne’s nest
By DAVID NAGEL
THE Cranbourne Football Club has laid a golden egg with the appointment of Simon Goosey as its coach for the inaugural South...
Big result from lunch with the boys
THE fighting fund to beat prostate cancer looks a little healthier this week after proceeds from the inaugural Casey Cardinia Biggest Ever Blokes Lunch...
Top award for Mischler
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
IT’S been a long road, but hard work and dedication has paid off for 18-year-old Bryanna Mischler.
The St Margaret’s School...
Help find Spanny
By LIA SPENCER
A BELOVED family dog has fled its Lang Lang home after being spooked by the thunder of Sunday morning.
Melanie Leighton...
‘Green’ house creations
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
WHO is the greenest of them all?
That was the challenge that faced St Margaret's School’s Year 8 students as they...
Let the festivities begin
CHRISTMAS arrived early at Pakenham Marketplace on Saturday, with an eye-catching parade featuring roller skating elves, Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom, and the big...
New approach… old idea
By BEN CAMERON
A NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch Cardinia (NWC) home safety initiative will be incorporated state-wide.
Described as "a new approach to an old idea",...
Steered in the right direction
By BEN CAMERON
IF YOU saw a steer’s head protruding from a moving car’s sunroof recently, don’t worry, it was simply the latest...
Ribbon pledge against violence
THE students at St Francis Xavier College know how to make a statement for sure.
All the kids were last week given a white ribbon...
The youngest Anzacs
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
As the Anzac centenary approaches, a Pakenham ex-serviceman is heading a nationwide convoy for veterans - not for those who fought long...
NextGen levels up
A fresh year brings fresh opportunities for local youth. Farm owners Amanda and Chris are opening a new Pakenham hub to support young people,...
