Rescuers dive in
By DANIELLE GALVIN
A SCUBA diver was called in to hook up a crane to winch a four-wheel drive Mercedes Benz out of a lake...
Teddy time at 10,000 feet
FREE falling at 10,000 feet over the Tooradin Airfield on Friday, the look on Flinders MP Greg Hunt’s face is priceless.
The sky dive...
Paso the Doble please!
By BRIDGET SCOTT
RESIDENTS of Edrington Retirement Village danced the day away last week when they were treated to a professional demonstration.
Dancers from Viva La...
Rough riders a spectacle
IT WAS non-stop action for the rough riders and spectators at the Lang Lang Rodeo on Easter Monday.
The annual event was held at the...
Goon brothers in arms
By RUSSELL BENNETT
"HERE people act like it’s the end of the world when their mobile phones go flat, but over there it made me...
Driver urged to come forth
By DANIELLE GALVIN
THE family of a Garfield mother who was hit by a car last Tuesday afternoon have made an impassioned plea for the...
Son takes up father’s fight
By DANIELLE GALVIN
THE sweet smell from the petrol cookers used by troops in the jungles of Papua New Guinea has left a bitter taste...
Keeping the memory alive
By BRIDGET SCOTT
WHEN Ray Heathcote fought in Vietnam his wife wrote to him every day.
The Veteran said mail was important back then - the...
Footsteps of Anzac
By BRIDGET SCOTT
NORM Joseph will re-trace the footsteps of his father when he embarks on the journey of a lifetime to Gallipoli next year.
The...
Peter’s job is all heart
By CASEY NEILL
PAKENHAM paramedic Peter Simpson found himself on the other side of a medical emergency less than a year ago.
The 56-year-old was on...
‘Slow down’ drilled in
By DANIELLE GALVIN
PAKENHAM’S Road Rescue Unit members are urging drivers to slow down and take care on the roads after seven serious crashes in...
Rate rise to reduce
By GARRY HOWE
A BID by maverick councillor Collin Ross to limit any rate increase to CPI plus 1 per cent has been labelled unworkable...
Local council mayoral election approaches
Casey Mayor Stefan Koomen appears to be the only councillor publicly putting up their hand for next week’s mayoral election.
The City of Casey will...
