More patrols following youth clash
Police have ramped up security in Taylors Hill following a violent clash between Pakenham and Melton youths earlier this month.
On Wednesday 8 August...
Search for missing Shannon
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing teenager Shannon Roberts.
The 14-year-old was last seen leaving her home address in Warragul about...
Demons breathe fire into finals series
WEST GIPPSLAND FOOTBALL NETBALL COMPETITION
REVIEW - SENIOR QUALIFYING FINAL
By Russell Bennett
Kooweerup is on the path to finals redemption following an eye-catching 11-goal win in...
Blokes rally against cancer in record numbers
Look after yourself and look out for your mates.
That message came across loud and clear when close to 500 men came together for the...
Fugitive escapes police
A fugitive has evaded police during a Pakenham Bypass pursuit on Friday morning, proceeding to vault residential fences and trespass on private property during...
Family’s Simplot history in ruin
A family with a historic link to Pakenham’s Simplot factory has been left reeling over this week’s announcement of the plant’s proposed closure.
Across...
Childcare planning boom
Five new childcare facilities have been earmarked for Cardinia, fuelling concerns the industry is becoming “saturated”.
Proponents behind the new centres are hoping to...
Festival lineup lands
Back for its fifth year, Beyond The Valley has today announced its first artist line-up for 2018.
This year will mark the music festival’s...
A young life cut short
An 18-year-old Pakenham man has died following a tragic accident in Nar Nar Goon on Tuesday 21 August.
Jason Pinto-Jayawardena died at the scene...
Losing the Simplot
Simplot workers were delivered a sharp blow this morning, after the manufacturing giant announced the proposed closure of the Pakenham facility on Wednesday 22...
Roll call for class of ’84
Cindy Resenberger is calling on all Pakenham Secondary College alumni from the class of 1984 to join her for a school reunion.
The former...
Group ramps up boat bid
The Lang Lang Foreshore Committee has revived its bid for a boat ramp and jetty after waiting 12 years for the project without a...
Radford bows out of race
After becoming the councillor of the new Officer Ward in 2020, current councillor Tammy Radford has decided to step down from her seat.
In a...
