Scout on a globe trot
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
WITH Japan hosting the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in July, 14-year-old Orianna Allen from the Pakenham Scout Group has her...
Looking Back
By BEN CAMERON
30 years to 1985:
A NEW Code of Conduct has been introduced at Drouin High School following the government’s call to...
Record crowds at festival
THE Upper Beaconsfield Village Festival was another great success, drawing a record attendance for its famous 6km Tower Challenge with almost 250 competitors, including...
Loss spurs community auction
A PAKENHAM Rotary community auction will be held this Saturday to raise money for cancer research.
Organised by Relay for Life team Roaring Rotarians, many...
Drowsy drivers: smart nudge
A NEW concept involving rechargeable L and P plates that could prevent young drivers falling asleep at the wheel has earned a young Melbourne...
Lost luxury car was a steal
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A GANG of luxury car thieves has broken into a locked car yard to re-steal a $65,000 Audi recovered by...
Neighbour bears the brunt…
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A DRIVER, who mistook the brakes for the accelerator, crashed into her neighbour’s Pakenham home last week.
At 6.30pm on Thursday...
Ceiling collapse probe
By BEN CAMERON
WORKSAFE Victoria will continue to investigate a roof collapse and subsequent internal ceiling audit at Pakenham Marketplace nearly four months...
Liberal taste in music
TWO of the Cardinia Shire’s biggest political names have been outed for their disparate tastes in music.
While they’re both Liberals, they clearly sing from...
Thirsty horse stuck in mire
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A HORSE that got stuck down an embankment in Pakenham Upper while searching for water was rescued by Pakenham State...
Live baiting: registration, licenses suspended
By BRIDGET SCOTT
THE registration of a major greyhound facility in Tooradin has been suspended after it was alleged that a number of...
Have your cake… and wear it
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A GEMBROOK restaurant accused of surprising guests with an add-on cakeage charge - for cutting their store-purchased birthday surprise -...
Prostate cancer support group looks to new year of help and...
A new group to support those affected by prostate cancer is beginning its first full year and is inviting men who are diagnosed and...
