Lock it or lose it
By Aneeka Simonis
EXPENSIVE tools and trade work equipment are being swiped in record numbers from cars across Cardinia Shire, causing police to urge tradies...
Among the missing
By Aneeka Simonis
A FORMER Pakenham man is among dozens of Victorians missing in earthquake-devastated Nepal and parts of north India.
Bruce Goldsack, 59,...
Fired up with new station
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
BEACONSFIELD CFA’s prayers have been answered with the recent State Government commitment to build volunteer firefighters a new $1 million state-of-the-art station.
Planning...
Crossing danger drags
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
PARENTS concerned for their child’s safety as they dart and weave through fast oncoming traffic have put their foot down, demanding better...
Riding roughshod
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
V/LINE has rejected claims it was at odds with Metro about speed restrictions between Dandenong and Pakenham despite reducing its maximum travel...
Real picture of our Anzacs
By GARRY HOWE
PAKENHAM-based Major Guy Warnock, a veteran of several Middle East deployments, told a record dawn service crowd on Saturday morning that it...
Rates through the roof
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
RATEPAYERS will face a 5.5 per cent rate hike under Cardinia Shire Council’s 2015-'16 draft budget after a councillor's futile effort at...
Buck passing over bottleneck
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A TRAFFIC bottleneck causing endless frustration on Pakenham roads needs to be addressed in the upcoming state budget, according to Bass MP...
Trees felled for safety
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
DANGEROUS trees that posed a safety threat to residents are in the process of being removed, following years of campaigning.
Around 200 diseased...
Rally in Maddy’s memory
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
A YEAR and a half since Maddison Murphy-West was found dead in her Pakenham home, a second rally will be held in...
That’s the style
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
HUNDREDS of loyal punters and fashionable fillies braved the cold to attend the first Pakenham Cup at the new Tynong racecourse.
Sunday marked...
Council cares less
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
PARENTS are grappling with the idea of removing their children from local schools and moving from the shire after it was recently...
Shopping centre blitz sees over 100 arrests
A 15-year-old carrying a hunting knife, two men fighting with a hammer and a couple who stole clothing worth hundreds of dollars are among...
