Crime on the rise
EXTENSIVE development in Cardinia is seeing crime increasing in the area.
Residential burglary increased 35.4 per cent between January and December 2012 compared to the...
Residents slam Olympic spirit
COMMUNITY groups have slammed a decision by Casey Council to install the statue of Spiridon Louis in High Street, Berwick.
In February last year, the...
Even kids all in
IT WAS an emotionally charged walk-a-thon for staff from the ‘Kinders Together’ Relay for Life team.
Even the tots at the Nar Nar Goon...
In memory of ‘Chook’
BROOKE ‘Chook’ Collins' school friends are a true inspiration - and there’s no doubt she would be giving them the thumbs-up from heaven after...
They’re going for Gus
WHEN the team ‘Going for Gus’ registered for the Cardinia Relay for Life, they had their sights set on a dear friend and member...
BNI walks through the night
THERE wasn’t much sleep to be had on Friday night with the BNI Pakenham team - but the weary legs and lack of sleep...
Success on a shoestring
THERE were a number of familiar faces at the Cardinia Relay for Life, from Cardinia Shire councillors to the team that made up the...
Ram raid burn-out
A RAM raid at a Pakenham Upper service station in the early hours of Tuesday morning was the start of a pattern of incidents...
Tight turn tips truck
A TRUCK driver was taken to Dandenong Hospital on Wednesday after the concrete truck he was driving tipped over on Henry Road.
Pakenham CFA received...
Expo bares all things sustainable
EARTH-friendly products, plant giveaways and children’s activities were some of the things on at the Cardinia Shire Council’s Sustainability Expo last weekend.
Highlights of the...
Sun shines on visitors
THOUSANDS of people took advantage of the sunshine and flocked to Akoonah Park for the 164th Berwick Show.
With temperatures over 30 degrees on Saturday...
Arson attack
ARSONISTS went on a rampage in Harkaway, Berwick and Cranbourne on Friday night, with up to 10 deliberately lit fires.
Berwick CFA Captain Alan Boyd...
Benefits of top-two finish in the balance
The top-four teams in West Gippsland netball are all fully aware of the extraordinary benefits of finishing top-two at the end of the season.
First,...
