Mysterious orange plume
By BEN CAMERON
CARDINIA Shire Council has assured Mr Thompson it has been thorough in its investigations of an apparent orange plume which hovered above...
Three arrested after police helicopter hunt
Danny Buttler and Ben Cameron
THE police helicopter and dog squad were involved in dramatic scenes in Pakenham yesterday afternoon.
Three men were arrested following a...
For we are young and free
PROUD Aussies across the Cardinia Shire celebrated Australia Day on Monday, as Pakenham, Kooweerup, Cockatoo, Bunyip and Lang Lang hosted official events.
Down at the...
Friends for life
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THE secret to a happy marriage is building it around a friendship, said a Pakenham woman who celebrated her 60th...
Lang Lang celebrates
By DANNY BUTTLER
THE Man from Snowy River arrived in Lang Lang on Australia Day.
With stockwhips cracking, the famous Banjo Patterson poem was...
Koowee goes all in for Australia Day
By DANNY BUTTLER
KOOWEERUP celebrated Australia Day in style with a standing room only event at the Community Centre.
Australia Day ambassador Dr Hugh...
Aussie spirit
Our reporters and photographers were out and about catching the excitement and colour of Australia Day activities across the region.
Haystack fire dangers
HAY will heat for a number of reasons but the most common reason is free moisture being present on the windrows during baling.
This moisture...
Letting their hair down
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THERE will be plenty of hair scattered across the ground at a Longwarry reserve next month as residents brave the...
Team takes to Tigerland
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
RICHMOND Football Club’s CEO Brendan Gale, who described Cardinia Shire as “Tiger heartland”, was spotted talking with fans as the...
Licence plates in lock-down
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
MORE than 130 cars had one-way security screws fitted to their number plates in a police-led initiative to drive down...
Aus Day even rocks on
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
THE Cockatoo township celebrated Australia Day with a free community breakfast held at Alma Treloar Reserve, which was followed by...
Pathway from the Streets
Retired gang members Mar and Moses Riek know firsthand how trapped life on the streets can feel, where escape seems impossible. In a heartfelt...
