Brave fight for life
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
PAKENHAM woman Elise Reeve described the last five years of her life to be the “the most painful, uncomfortable, emotional and exhausting...
Water gift keeps club afloat
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
FOR the first time in six years, Cardinia Cricket Club was able to play out a full season on home turf which...
King and Country
By RUSSELL BENNETT
WHEN Thomas Walker enlisted to fight for King and Country, he was a country boy with a head full of dreams. Within...
Diamonds of care
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
ST JOHN of God (SJOG) in Berwick celebrated a milestone of 75 years of care last week.
Key past and present members of...
Toy shop dream comes true
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
FIFTEEN-year-old Lulu Dingle, who had a dream of opening her own toy and arcade store in Kooweerup, never realised her dreams would...
Village’s early retirement plans
By BEN CAMERON
PLANS to allow young people to live in a Gembrook retirement village has been described by residents as a “disaster waiting to...
Nar Nar Goon grieves after shock death
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
MEMBERS of the Nar Nar Goon and wider community were rocked last week after the shocking death of 20-year-old Junior Hunt.
Junior, who...
Push for literacy, not liquor
By BEN CAMERON
BEACONSFIELD needs a library not another alcohol outlet, former Cardinia Shire Council mayor Garry Runge has said as he vows to block...
Angels uphold Andy memory
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
LOCAL paramedic crews are rallying together to raise money in honour of a former colleague who lost his fight to cancer late...
Gang of three face committal
By BEN CAMERON
A 45-year-old Pakenham man has been charged over the death of Raymond Parker in Bayles in January.
Garren Philp faces one count of...
Rate capping concerns
By BEN CAMERON
RATE capping is the biggest issue facing local residents’ associations, Eastern Victoria MP Daniel Mulino believes.
With the capping of council budgets set...
Mum shares to overcome struggle
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
BREASTFEEDING isn’t something that comes naturally to all women.
Pakenham mum and maternal child health nurse Candice Purvis would know after struggling...
Expansion to organics facility
An expansion of the Gippsland Water’s Regional Organics facility will increase capacity to turn food and garden organics into high-quality compost to boost the...
