Bank branches out
FOR the third year running, customers and staff from Pakenham’s Bendigo Bank branch have come together to help those less fortunate - collecting toys...
take 10
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
with St Francis Xavier College’s communication liaison leader Melinda Reid
What is something people don’t know about you?
I did dancing lessons...
That one caring cat
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A RESCUE cat who spent most her life raising motherless kittens has been taken under the caring wing of a...
It’s a Lexus luxury Christmas
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
WHEN a Pakenham woman woke up and peered out her blinds last week, she didn’t expect to see a sporting...
You stay classy Pakenham
COLES stores in Pakenham have thrown their support behind a new campaign targeting the drinking habits of young people.
DrinkWise will build on the success...
The call of the wild
By BEN CAMERON
IMMERSING yourself with nature is like a religious experience for Pakenham conservationalist Elizabeth Fraser.
President of the Cardinia Environment Coalition, which manages five...
New vision for a classic
SOME 70 Pakenham Springs Primary School students have re-interpreted a classic play.
Grade 2, 4 and 5 students performed in their version of Cinderella on...
All together for Anzac
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
NOT much can convince students to go to school on a weekend, but teachers at a school in Tynong say that won’t...
Tracking a guided tour
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A WALK through Emerald Lake Park is just as much educational as it is serene with the recent installation of a virtual...
Buns under scrutiny again
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A BUMMED out cafe owner in Upper Beaconsfield says she is tired of being grilled by the community who have launched another...
Ice cold warning
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
Mum says she had to leave town to escape ice flood...
A FORMER ice addict said her only chance at escaping...
Blackfish out of water
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
KOOWEERUP Primary School’s controversial new uniform was unveiled last week after it was slammed by a tirade of frustrated parents over social...
Family violence: women lack supports
Monash University research has backed a Wellsprings For Women report into the systemic challenges for refugee and migrant women experiencing family violence.
Lack of...
