Q and A with Pakenham SES controller Nicole Giles-Ackaoui
What is something people don’t know about you? I love spicy food.
What was your most memorable moment? Achieving my Road Rescue accreditation Why? I’m...
Write choice
Aspiring writers were invited to share their best short story or poem for a chance to win a share of $1200 in VISA Gift...
Q and A with Casey Cardinia Libraries Emerald branch youth services officer Tara Thomas…
What is something people don’t know about you? That I have never been overseas.
What was your most memorable moment? Marrying my gorgeous husband and...
Q and A with Garfield Golf Club vice president Graham White
What is something people don’t know about you?
I’ve never had a hole in one.
What was your most memorable moment?
The day I got my driving...
Q and A with Kooweerup musician and Australian netballer Janine Ilitch…
What instrument do you play and how long have you been playing for?
I learned the piano for two years and the flute for six...
A splash of colour
Hundreds of community members from diverse cultures came together to celebrate the ‘Festival of Colours’ – otherwise known as Holi Festival.
The huge celebration, organised...
Keeping up with the neighbours
Gentefied,
Netflix
We have all seen it - it has been happening all around us - an old working-class suburb becoming the next real estate...
A sell out success
Cardinia Performing Arts Company’s production of Mamma Mia opened at Cardinia Cultural Centre in Pakenham, on Saturday 22 February.
Directed by Lee Geraghty, musically...
Summer Music Series bows out for 2020
Local folk-pop trio Parkville are set to headline this weekend’s free Lake Side Sounds concert at Emerald Lake Park.
The band, which hails from the...
For the love of Holden
Holden lover Dave Hosking was shattered when the brand was given the axe last Monday 17 February.
The Drouin man says he has been...
Running for fun
Get your sneakers on and join the community for this year’s Cardinia Shire Community Fun Run.
Hosted by Aligned Leisure, Cardinia Shire Council and...
Strumming fun
With absolutely no musical background or experience, a small group of people once gathered to learn to play the ukulele in Pakenham.
U-Bute Uke...
McDermott, Mac and Mullett
MARCUS: Well boys, funny story. Driving into Pakenham this morning I stopped at the Cardinia Road/Princes Highway intersection and saw a kangaroo dodge the...
