$1 million for brain cancer research
A Beaconsfield mum with Stage 3 brain cancer led 73 supporters in the World’s Toughest Half Marathon, raising over $1 million for brain cancer...
Small progress made after teen tragedy
After months of campaigning for wider access to the Meningococcal B (Men B) vaccine, Levi Syer’s mother welcomes the council’s new school immunisation initiative.
Greater...
Hostility erupts over 91-Year-old’s Ambulance care
Anger over the treatment of a 91-year-old Drouin woman has boiled over, with a Footscray paramedic crew forced to retreat mid-treatment amid escalating abuse.
Victorian...
Machete scare forces survival training
After a string of violent attacks in Melbourne’s south-east, including a recent school stabbing in Berwick, residents flocked to a seminar in Emerald to...
Rotary Fun Run brings community together for hospital fundraiser
The Rotary Club of Emerald and District’s Kids Fun Run with Puffing Billy took place on Sunday, 30 November, at the Puffing Billy Railway...
Phillip Island gift shop fined $450,000 for underpaying workers
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $450,000 in penalties in court against the operators of a retail gift shop on Phillip...
Village Bell receives top awards
Upper Beaconsfield’s Village Bell is a well-known gem of the small town, and that fact was confirmed once more with its wins at this...
Frost fallout, no aid
A single night of frost has wreaked havoc on local vineyards, with growers across the state reporting severe damage and fears of one of...
Cardinia Lakes says goodbye to two loyal workers
Cardinia Lakes Coles this week said goodbye to two beloved workers who have been there since the very beginning 12 years ago.
Beverly Strafford, 65,...
Business owners demand compensation after ‘AusNet’s disaster’
Beaconsfield Plaza business owners are counting the cost after a planned AusNet power outage on 29 November went ‘disastrously wrong’, leaving shops without power...
Childcare worker charged with assault of toddler
Police have laid charges against a 41-year-old Narre Warren woman, following an alleged assault of a three-year-old child at a Pakenham childcare centre in...
Ambitions for higher office? Jack answers the rumours
Stepping out of the mayoral role, Cr Jack Kowarzik’s life in public office will be smaller in scope.
Or will it?
Cr Kowarzik is community-focused, but...
$1 million for brain cancer research
A Beaconsfield mum with Stage 3 brain cancer led 73 supporters in the World’s Toughest Half Marathon, raising over $1 million for brain cancer...
