CrossFit comp a major drawcard
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
GYM junkies piled into Pakenham over the weekend for an iron pumping CrossFit competition.
Manager at Australian Fitness Titles in Pakenham Chantelle McKillop...
Crafty kids ensure nothing goes to waste
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
RECYCLABLES make for great art supplies, according to a handful of creative kids who made the most of their second-hand craft bits...
Cash grants to protect pets
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
A PAKENHAM animal welfare organisation says it would use a State Government grant to improve the infrastructure and services it provides.
Applications are...
Swinger storm
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
SINGLE men will be charged more to take part in a swingers party alleged to be operating illegally in a residential street...
Full adult pay for more
By DANI ROTHWELL
AS of 1 July, 20-year-old retail workers get the full adult rate of pay.
Up until this point, anyone under the age of...
Four arrested in drive-by shooting
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
SHOTGUN pellets aimed at a Pakenham home were recovered by police who later arrested four males, including two youths, in relation to...
‘Sorry’ burglar leaves a note
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A PAKENHAM teenager dubbed the “sorry burglar” failed to apologise his way out of police charges last week.
Police allege a 16-year-old Pakenham...
Beating back family violence
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A SUPPORT group, which has helped more than 500 children affected by violence across Cardinia Shire, has put its support behind recent...
Icon makes a stunning comeback
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
IT may come as a surprise that Pakenham Upper is home to a thriving colony of lyrebirds.
Yet the future of Australia’s most...
Centre of safety
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THOSE afflicted by mental illness or battling family violence trauma can seek help at a newly opened community health care centre in...
After 100 years, their blood’s worth bottling
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
JUST nine days after the outbreak of World War I, a community meeting in the town hall led to the formation of...
They’re all-in for lunch
SJD Homes director Simon Dunstan had two goals in mind after leaving last year’s inaugural Casey Cardinia Biggest Ever Blokes Lunch.
The first was to...
’Hope it’s not another intimidation tactic’: Crime hits Big Build site
Empty streets caused by Big Build works are turning parts of Cardinia and Casey into a “playground” for criminals, former detectives and local businesses...
