Real cheer for Christmas
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A BERWICK real estate group is helping create a brighter Christmas for struggling families.
From Tuesday 25 November, Hockingstuart in Berwick...
Grandma’s ‘stupid’ scooter ride
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A THRILL-SEEKING grandma made a dangerous voyage to the shops in Officer last week. The woman, who was presumably on...
Ross here, there and everywhere
IT’S no doubt been a whirlwind couple of months for Central Ward councillor Collin Ross of late.
With an election looming this Saturday, the...
Baton on the move
By SHANNON MCBRIDE
A LOCAL fund-raising group is reaching out for members of the community to get involved in helping them reach their...
Numbers don’t add up
WOW, we have a real mathematician running for the Labor Party in Gembrook.
In a recent interview with the Gazette he spoke of the...
Crossing the line
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A TWO-metre high cross with an inflammatory religious message has been erected next to a local Islamic school in a provocative gesture...
Kurt remarks are inspiring
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
INSPIRING and thoughtful words from an Australian sporting hero left a roomful of confident businessmen and women speechless last week.
Triple Paralympic gold...
A hand to vulnerables
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A NEW centre in Berwick will provide vulnerable locals better access to support.
The Berwick Social Support Centre was opened on Thursday 23...
Council ponders fencing costs
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
CARDINIA Shire Council will consider sharing fencing costs with Lakeside residents whose household privacy diminished with a new pathway introduced.
The decision comes...
Full circle for Viet vet
PETER Maloney never went anywhere near an RSL for 40 years, yet now the Vietnam veteran is not only the Emerald club president but...
Marchers make a stand
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THEY came in all shapes and sizes, from all walks of life.
There were kids, grandparents, mums, dads, police officers, politicians, social workers,...
Second crash wrecks cars
By BEN CAMERON
A GARFIELD North family of six have endured two close calls in just over two months after a second car crashed into...
Support becomes entitlement
There is a moment many community organisations reach, often without realising it, a point when support quietly shifts into expectation, and gratitude is replaced...
