Woman on a mission
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
A passion for causes has defined Danielle Rothwell’s life from a young age. KATHRYN BERMINGHAM catches up with a young woman on...
Focus shifts to residential zones
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
MOTORISTS are being urged to take care when driving in residential areas over the upcoming school holidays.
Police, who normally target...
Ankle broken in crash
A 33-YEAR-OLD woman was hospitalised with a broken bone after a crash on Racecourse Road in Pakenham last week.
Just after 5pm on Friday 5...
Guiding destinies of youth
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
Mrs Joan VOGELS
Pakenham
For service to youth through the Guiding movement.
JOAN Vogels jokes that she must have ‘yes’ tattooed on her...
Crash leaves traffic jam
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
TRAFFIC jammed in Nar Nar Goon on Wednesday 3 June after a driver dumped their smashed car on the road.
Nar...
A magnet for mynas
PESKY myna birds will meet their match in a new trial conducted by the Cardinia Shire Council.
Residents registered in the program can pay a...
Tai’s a gentle giant
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THEY are an unlikely pairing - but big Tai and teeny Holly are great mates.
Pakenham pooch Tai, a Dogue de...
Fresh fruit and vegies aplenty
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
IF IT’S handmade or home-grown, expect that it’ll be found at the Cockatoo Country Market.
A number of cheery locals ventured...
Unwinding library mechanics
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
IT WAS a first for the Berwick Mechanics Institute and Free Library (BMIFL), but the “talk from the balcony” event...
Competition to bring shopping traffic to bypass town
KOOWEERUP traders want everyone to experience their near traffic-free town as part of a competition celebrating the newly-opened bypass.
The Kooweerup Business Association (KWRBA) has...
Rocking up in winter woolies
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
RUGGED up in winter woollies, footy fanatics made it down to their local oval to watch their teams battle it...
Food for business future
GIPPSLAND agriculture was front and centre at an event aimed at investment in the region.
The Committee for Gippsland organised the investor attraction event in...
Man assaulted while trying to intervene during fight
Police are investigating an assault in a carpark in Beaconsfield last year which left a man with a fractured eye socket.
Investigators have been told...
