Nightlife to jazz up town
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THERE is a surprise party planned for Pakenham - we just don’t know where or when it is expected to kick off.
Cardinia...
Catch the cyclist’s BUG
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
IF you’ve ever thought about joining the cyclist whizzing past on one of the many bike paths in the shire, now could...
Campus dead wood?
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
LABOR candidate Simon Curtis has lashed out at La Trobe MP Jason Wood for lack of concern over the plight of students...
Road repairs go on hold
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A DANGEROUS, ungraded road in Cockatoo will not undergo permanent upgrades until a nearby shopping centre, held up by major planning delays,...
MYHACK- my foot: Curtis
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
LABOR candidate for La Trobe Simon Curtis has labelled Jason Wood’s plan to deter at-risk young people from turning to extremism as...
Preventive family violence stalled in its tracks
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A MALE-LED family violence prevention campaign helping tackle the growing issue of domestic abuse is under threat as the state...
Veteran creates history
By DAVID NAGEL
VETERAN Cranbourne trainer Ray Besanko created history on Tuesday 26 May, when his three-year-old chestnut gelding Well Kept won the first race...
Two jailed over teen rape
TWO men have been jailed over the 2009 multiple rape of a 14-year-old girl in Hallam.
The Age has reported that the Pakenham man and...
Who’s a pretty girly girl?
By LIA SPENCER
Isla’s turned into a real ‘girly girl’ as of late.
Whenever the opportunity presents itself, she will go through my...
Join to fight ignorance
The Abbott government will commit another $450 million dollars to fight radicalisation, we read.
We need to know what it is we are fighting....
Joy in life after draining depression
By LIA SPENCER
MOTHER of four Katie Lithgow gets a lot of love from her young brood, but for several years the Pakenham...
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
Thumbs Down
To Treasurer Joe Hockey while talking about his Budget for saying too much. He said: “Petrol is the cheapest it’s been in a...













