Digging in for drainage
Koo Wee Rup has seen its fair share of flooding but local students are learning methods to protect the land from overspill.
As part...
‘Blind boy’ dreams big
By BEN CAMERON
It’s telling that Noah O’Brien’s biggest heroes these days are two of the world’s greatest visionaries.
Thanks to a new school in Berwick,...
Looking good for viewing platform
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
AS SUMMER draws near, the Berwick Bowling Club’s new viewing deck has got members' stamp of approval.
The new outside decking area is...
Finger on foreign farming
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A KOOWEERUP vegetable farmer is looking forward to applying what he learns about more efficient production methods when he returns from a...
Police threaten school kids with detention
PAKENHAM police are cracking down on youth-related crime during the September school holidays.
Local police have launched Operation Trilogy to crack down anti-social behaviours at...
‘Doc’ back on deck
NAR Nar Goon identity Bill ‘Doc’ Doherty is back firing on all cylinders after injuries from a head-on crash in late June laid him...
School buildings are fully sick
By BEN CAMERON
BUILDINGS at two Cardinia schools are among the most run-down in Victoria, according to a State Government audit.
Kooweerup Primary School and Kooweerup...
Pat on the back for veterans
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
ON THE same day Australian troops were deployed to serve in Iraq, a local Vietnam veteran said he was confident the troops...
Eye on council costs
By BEN CAMERON
CARDINIA Shire Council must learn to operate within its means, two councillors have argued.
Voting against an $805,000 tender awarded to Devo Construction...
Container port a big advantage
By BEN CAMERON
IT IS critical the state’s second container port goes ahead at Hastings rather than Melbourne’s west because of the “very serious economic...
Ryan’s a real life-saver
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
WHEN Pakenham’s Ryan Morley went to work on Thursday 11 September, he didn’t expect to save a life.
But that’s exactly what he...
Vision of opportunity
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
STUDENT and parent concerns were finally answered last week as the state’s only specialist facility for blind and vision-impaired students was opened...
Kilcunda-Bass juniors on the right path
Kilcunda-Bass senior coach Lee Rowe understands the importance of junior pathways more than most and has had no hesitation in agreeing to co-coach a...
