Tough life on the pension
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A NEW global report which identifies Aussie seniors' financial security in the bottom third in the world is a call for government...
Geoff’s maturity wins out
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
WHEN Kooweerup’s Geoff Stokes made his way through Government House, he never knew he would be leaving with his greatest honour to...
Termites Battin down the hatches
By MELISSA MEEHAN
THE clubhouse is termite infested, and there are no change room facilities for women, but all that could change if the Napthine...
Double storey bid fails
By BEN CAMERON
A plan to build a double storey commercial building at Beaconsfield’s Wood Street Commercial and Civic Precinct has been rejected by Cardinia...
Council puts bite on dog breeder’s plans
By BEN CAMERON
A decision on a Menzies Creek resident’s application to rear 15 rottweilers on her Wellington Road property has been deferred by Cardinia...
Counterfeit cash warning
By BEN CAMERON
Three counterfeit notes have been used in the Nar Nar Goon area over the past few weeks, according to Koweerup police.
Cardinia shire...
Birds’ nest short straw
WHEN Nicole Bradshaw saw smoke rising from the bonnet of her car, she feared the worst.
Pulling her five-year-old daughter Tahlia from her silver Toyota...
Big bucks for charity
By KATELYN PINAL
MORE than 300 people attended the Casey Cardinia Foundation’s annual charity dinner on Friday night at the Cardinia Cultural Centre.
It was the...
Estate won’t boost traffic
By BEN CAMERON
THE first two stages of the Ascot Park development will have little effect on traffic along Pakenham's Racecourse Road, according to a...
Probus cut the cake
By KATELYN PINAL
THE Probus club of Pakenham celebrated their 25th anniversary last week. The club started in 1989 with just 28 members.
Among those were...
Kinders first choice
By KATELYN PINAL
CARDINA’S new kindergarten enrolment system has been judged a success with a majority of families receiving offers from their first preference of...
Here comes the Guv
By BEN CAMERON
SOME of Pakenham’s youngest residents will get the chance to meet the Governor of Victoria this Thursday.
His Excellency The Honourable Alex Chernov...
Heroism ends in tragedy: Firefighter loses home
A former Berwick student turned firefighter was among the heroes defending the township of Alexandra, Victoria, as flames threatened the area day and night.
Despite...
