Seniors celebrate
SHANAGOLDEN retirement village and aged care facility in Pakenham celebrated Catholic Homes’ Foundation Day on Friday, where central office staff come out to celebrate...
Looking back to when love was born
YOUTH from the Community of the Risen Lord (CRL) in Berwick, together with their counterparts from Sydney, Canberra and across the country, will stage...
Nightcrawler a one-man band
Nightcrawler (MA)
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed
IT’S the star turn of Jake Gyllenhaal’s already strong acting career.
And it’s super, super creepy.
"We got the...
Hunt for gun raiders
POLICE are still searching for eight guns which were stolen from a Berwick house last month.
It is believed a raider broke into the garage...
High noon market drama
CONFUSION reigned at the Pakenham Marketplace shortly before noon as more than 100 people were told to evacuate the shopping centre.
But around 20 minutes...
Family’s toxic fears hit home
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A YOUNG Pakenham family fear for their long-term health after discovering their brand new home was built on a toxic waste dump.
More...
Basking in Bass Labor swing
By BEN CAMERON
LABOR candidate for Bass Sanjay Nathan is ecstatic with a stronger than expected swing back to his party, despite Brian Paynter claiming...
Ice plague hits the streets
By LIA SPENCER
THE ICE epidemic has hit “plague proportions” according to Cardinia Shire’s top cop.
Senior Sergeant Trevor Teer has called on collaborative community action...
Galactic green to cosmic white
By BEN CAMERON
THERE is scope for Mount Burnett Observatory to install a planetarium in coming years following $16000 worth of upgrades.
Formerly owned by Monash...
Journeys through the lens
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THURSDAY afternoons are Cain Ludcecke and Claire Wilson’s favourite time of the week, as they jump in the car for a two-hour...
‘homicide’ label hurts
By BEN CAMERON
THE KOOWEERUP Township Committee is irate with a News Limited article which, they believe, has misrepresented the town.
The article, printed last Monday,...
Traders sent packing
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
IT’S the end of an era for a handful of Berwick traders who have been forced to close their doors to make...














