‘Bloody idiot’ says sorry
By DANIELLE GALVIN
AN 18-year-old Pakenham man has issued a public apology for his behaviour following a drunken Saturday night and a poor decision.
Two weeks...
MPs allay community fears
By DANIELLE GALVIN
THE possible flight paths over the swamp will replace the noisy trucks in Kooweerup if an airport is built just out of...
Music spills over
By NICOLE WILLIAMS
THE SWEET sounds of music, singing voices and dramatic performances will be heard after-hours at St Margarets School from next year.The Berwick...
Where’s your nearest ‘Defib’?
By NICOLE WILLIAMS
MORE community awareness around defibs is needed following Leigh Honey’s near fatal cardiac arrest last month.
The longstanding CFA volunteer collapsed while driving...
Fired up for hub’s milestone
By BRIDGET SCOTT
THIRTY years down the track, and a community centre created as a result of the Ash Wednesday Bushfires is still the heart...
Tree axe set to fall
By DANIELLE GALVIN
SECURITY guards staked out Worrell Reserve in Emerald on Monday night in a bid to avoid protestors disrupting the felling of 50...
Abundant Layers– sign of a divided council
By NICOLE WILLIAMS
A GIANT 'chook’ would be more appropriate than a 12-metre sign set back off the road in Cockatoo, according to a Cardinia...
Interest piqued
PAKENHAM adventurer Ian Miller has the support of the Rotary Club of Pakenham to go to the very top.
In November, he will travel to...
More pokies, more palaver
By NICOLE WILLIAMS
CARDINIA Shire councillors believe state government regulations are forcing them to accept unwanted poker machines.
The shire presently has 225 poker machines but...
Anti-social media
By DANIELLE GALVIN
POLICE raced to a Gardenia Street home on Monday at 11am following reports of a gunman barricaded inside a home.
A Victoria Police...
Petrol pumps run dry
SERVICE stations across the district are starting to run low on petrol as the fuel transport crisis starts to spread.
The major BP freeway outlets...
Rates revolt rises
By DANIELLE GALVIN AND NICOLE WILLIAMS
A RATES revolt campaign is starting up in the Cardinia shire - led by one outspoken Central Ward councillor.
Cr...
Council approves proposed sale of Army Road Hall
Cardinia Shire Council has agreed to sell the Army Road Hall to the Cardinia Civic Concert Band amidst unprecedented circumstances in an effort to...
