Permit still undetermined despite Costco Pakenham expected in 2027
Excitement is brewing as Costco expect its Pakenham warehouse to be open in 2027, but hopes remain reserved as an approved permit is still...
Good Samaritan mistakenly banned for mother’s lies
The local who started the fundraiser to support the family of Sarah Kelly was appalled to find she had been deceived, after it was...
Deep Creek to remain in public hands as long process on future begins
The long process to potentially revive golf at Deep Creek is underway with the security of the reserve staying in public hands assured.
Monday’s...
Blade’s NDIS victory
After a one year "ugly battle" with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Pakenham parents Nurindah Lestari and Tony Sullivan have finally secured additional...
Lang Lang provided 80 percent of mining expansion feedback
The proposed expansion of sand mining still has no precise plan almost a year after a draft was put to local communities, with the...
Special school staffer charged with child sex abuse offences
A support staff member at Endeavour Hills Specialist School has been charged with child sexual abuse offences.
Police confirmed that a 34-year-old Berwick woman was...
Five charged following aggravated burglaries and pursuit
Mill Park Divisional Response Unit officers have charged five teenagers following a series of alleged armed robberies across metropolitan Melbourne on August 18.
The alleged...
Vietnam Vets honoured
Kooweerup was a local site of commemoration for Vietnam Veterans Day, marking almost six decades from one of the country’s most significant battles, the...
Amazon comes to Cranbourne West
Amazon has opened Victoria’s third fulfilment centre in Cranbourne West, its second in Melbourne’s south east since Dandenong South in 2017.
The new 52,000 sqm...
High-school teacher jailed for student affair
A Cranbourne high-school teacher and mother-of-two who had a sexual affair with a 15-year-old student has been jailed.
Laura Ann Hill, 38, pleaded guilty at...
WFH consultation opens
The State Government has opened public consultation on proposed work-from-home laws that a South East manufacturers group warns are “impossible” for the $54 billion...
Have say on strata act
The state government is urging Victorians to have their say on owners corporation laws, with public consultation beginning as part of a review into...
30 disability homes ‘at risk’ in South East
Thousands of people with complex disabilities are at risk of eviction from group homes that may close due to a looming funding crisis, say...
