Q&A with Vicki Thornton, program officer at Myli Pakenham Library
What's the most rewarding part of your day?
I love that every day at the library is so different! One day, I will be reading...
About Town: Mayor Jack celebrates Lions back to back, Beaconhills student scoops Fev
Lions Win, Mayor Roars
The footy finals brought the heat and we’re not just talking tackles and goals. Tensions were high across town as Geelong...
‘Generational Centrelinkers’ – when the safety net becomes a spider web
We said it last time - truth be told - and it needs to be said again: the problem isn’t immigration.
It’s entitlement without...
Letter to the Editor: Supermarket sanity
I confess to having questioned my sanity in the supermarket confectionery aisle – perhaps you have too.
It happens when I pick up a block...
Letter to the Editor: Motorsports park proponent disappointed at council rejection
I was surprised and a bit disappointed to read Council had decided last week to abruptly end consideration of the 2024 Melbourne Motorsport Park...
Opinion: Action for Beaconsfield needed
I was so happy to read your article regarding the condition of our railway station in Beaconsfield. Glad to hear also that some repairs...
Opinion – Truth be Told: Maybe Pauline’s not wrong – but she’s not quite...
On the surface, the recent March for Australia rallies claim to oppose “mass immigration.”
With support from figures like Pauline Hanson and echo chambers...
BRAG supports Bunyip battery in principal
The Bunyip Renewables Action Group (BRAG) is providing in principle support for a proposal by international renewable energy company RES to install a 400MW...
Opinion: Why marching against immigration is marching backwards
On 31 August 2025, waves of rallies under the banner March for Australia swept through major cities.
From Melbourne to Hobart, from Canberra to Adelaide.
While...
Opinion: If Meta was a miner we’d shut them down
I’m often asked why Meta (owners of Facebook) should be forced to pay compensation to news publishers.
It’s a fair question.
On the surface, Facebook can...
Unreasonable complainant status “dystopian”
Casey complaints register
What sort of dystopian world are we living in when our local Casey Council has an Unreasonable Complainant Conduct Register! (Star news...
Clyde Road graffiti
Thank you, thank you, thank you for putting 'Graffiti frustrations' on the front Page of the Berwick Star News (7 August). Well done.
It is...
Former-mayor banned for angry free speech outburst
Cardinia councilors unanimously approved banning a former mayor from meetings for the rest of the year after an angry outburst from the gallery, which...
