Eyes out for firebugs
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
PAKENHAM police said they received several reports of suspicious activity in the shire area during the soaring two-day heatwave last week.
Acting Senior...
Heart attack crash theory
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A PAKENHAM man in his sixties died after suffering a suspected heart attack which caused him to crash his car...
Food-fuelled recovery
By RUSSELL BENNETT
GEMBROOK residents have for years been calling out for a top-quality restaurant to revitalise the town’s main street.
And ‘The Independent’ has answered...
Gift brings cheer to Windermere
WINDERMERE Child and Family Services’ early intervention and prevention initiatives will be bolstered by a $35,000 donation from a Berwick Hotel.
Windermere welcomed the presentation...
Fired up over maples
A CARDINIA Shire Council decision to plant up to 30 “fire-wise” trees at an Emerald bushfire refuge has put local environmentalists off side.
The...
Ease up over Christmas
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
POLICE are cracking down on hoons and law breakers in a bid to keep roads safe over the busy Christmas...
Making savings while the sun shines
By BEN CAMERON
OVER $40,000 is expected to be trimmed from Cardinia Shire Council’s annual electricity bill through the power of the sun...
VicRoads urges go-slow for road works
WITH road work season underway, VicRoads Chief Executive John Merritt has called for Cardinia Shire drivers to understand the role they play in keeping...
Strength from adversity
By BEN CAMERON
KATHY Scott will never forget hearing it for the first time: “You’ve got breast cancer”.
“I pretty much didn’t hear anything...
Festive treat for residents
EVERGREEN Village ushered in the festive season with a good old fashioned sing-along last Thursday afternoon.
Japanese pianist Hiroko Yasunori returned to the village...
Hoping for jobs
THE thing most of the 21,000 people working in the renewable energy industry want in their Christmas stocking this year is hope that they...
Matched for life
By BEN CAMERON
IT was shaping up as a pretty bleak Christmas for Kevin and Leah Donnelly.
But some recent news for the Kooweerup...
48-year drought comes to an end
Devon Meadows broke new ground on Saturday defeating Frankston Bombers by five points in a drought-breaking premiership – the first in the club’s history.
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