Koala arts to the rescue
A monumental art project featuring 23 giant koalas has raised more than $18,000 to help protect Australia’s increasingly threatened koala populations.
About 100 students and...
What’s On
Autumn leaf painting
The final Kid’s Autumn Workshop at the Cardinia Cultural Centre will be a Autumn leaf painting workshop.
Bring as many fallen autumn leaves...
Noojee a finalist
Noojee a finalist
Finalists for the Victorian Top Tourism Town Awards have been announced, with 18 towns across the state vying for the prestigious accolade.
Hosted...
Three… towns with autumn festivals
1. Olinda
Each autumn Cloudehill Garden host the Cloudehill Festival of Flowers to celebrate the influx of tawny hues. Weeping maples, salvias and beeches litter...
Looking back this week
30 years to 1992
Pakenham had set an example for other towns with its landmark sculpture, Senior Lecturer in Art History at the University of...
Better customer service
I have had a few experiences recently where customer service was less than satisfactory and I was left wondering why was it all so...
Young cast ‘seize the day’
In next to no time, 50 young performers are staging the Australian premiere of the musical Disney Newsies Jr.
The Berwick-based Masquerade Youth Productions troupe...
Four essential questions
Usually when I start to work with a new customer, it is for a specific, defined purpose, e.g. increase sales, resolve a particular staffing...
Club’s Rawson retreat
Pakenham Camera Club members recently took to the hills and valleys around the hamlet of Rawson for a weekend of trekking and photography.
Located on...
Casey Cardinia Libraries expand from books
Casey Cardinia Libraries is bringing a fresh meaning to the traditional understanding of a library, launching a seed library for community members interested in...
Harvesting season kicks off
Orchards at the Montague Fruit Farm were bustling with families over the weekend, in celebration of its Apple Harvest Festival.
The festival was held over...
Raising voices for community harmony
The choristers were feverishly excited. A strong community spirit prevailed. The atmosphere was lively.
On Saturday 2 April, Berwick based Melbourne Youth Chorale (MYC) joined...
Man winched to safety in Tonimbuk
A man has been winched to safety after getting stuck in mud in Tonimbuk yesterday.
Emergency services were called to the property on Bridal Road...
