Pleased to ease the squeeze
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
AFTER many years of fundraising and planning the Pakenham Heights Kindergarten now has adequate space for parents, prams and children in their...
Pat on Patman’s back
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
ATTENDING the ’Global March for Lions’ in Melbourne on Friday night, Donalea Patman had every reason to be proud.
The local wildlife activist...
New netball court for Roos
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A NEW netball court in Officer will be ready for play by the end of June.
Construction of the netball pavilion at...
Walk of heroes
EIGHTY-FIVE years on, 65 local heroes have finally been officially recognised for their bravery in a public way.
Around 100 people gathered at Beaconsfield Park...
Hunt for track attackers
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
POLICE have revealed that a second woman was assaulted at Toomuc Creek walking track in Pakenham the day after another woman narrowly...
Stalking charges
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
PAKENHAM women may have been randomly targeted by a man who has been charged with stalking and photographing schoolgirls.
The 38-year-old was initially...
Disabled scam is handicapped
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A POORLY scripted scam targeting disabled drivers did not fool a Berwick woman who found a letter in her mailbox last week.
Angela...
Presidential pride
By RUSSELL BENNETT
“WE are a very, very proud RSL and I am a very proud president.”
Emerald RSL president Peter Maloney choked back tears last...
Guns and truckloads of stolen goods
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
ELEVEN of the fifteen rifles stolen from a Pakenham home have been recovered by police who have charged five men with burglary...
Bandits on our roads
A COUPLE driving along a secluded road were ambushed by seven men in broad daylight during an attempted carjacking in Harkaway last week.
It’s understood...
Couple’s call for compassion
By BEN CAMERON
AN Officer institution could be forced to move their benevolent bike shop.
Kevin Bronson has been sprucing up old bikes for more than...
Defying the disease
By CASEY NEILL
PRECEDE:
Emerald mum Alison Edwards doesn’t want Parkinson’s disease to define her. She spoke to CASEY NEILL about how she went...
Cardinia Life, Lang Lang Bypass top key projects agenda
The Lang Lang truck bypass, Cardinia Life redevelopment and sealing dirt roads have topped the list of major priorities for the council’s agenda for...
