Buddies nurtured, bullies nipped
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A HELPING hand is always on call at a Pakenham primary school which initiated their inaugral buddy program last week.
Pakenham Consolidated School...
$200,000 to stop frogs croaking
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
REPAIRING collapsed portions of the frog fence along the Pakenham bypass will cost 80 per cent of the initial cost of $250,000.
The...
Paddy at the Goon pub
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
EXPECT bright, new faces when you pop into the Nar Nar Goon pub for a pot or pick up a pot roast...
Lively history for dead centre
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A CEMETERY that is the final resting place to some of Cardinia Shire’s most influential people has been open for business for...
McMillan MP on spill and more
IT’S been a tough 12 months for the Abbott Government, but the last thing it or the country needs is a change of leadership,...
Roadshow sharpens math skills
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
BEACONSFIELD Upper Primary School got a valuable lesson in arithmetic earlier this week when the “Travelling Maths Roadshow” came to school.
On Monday,...
Health conscious Shed sizzle
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
HOT barbecues made healthy meals at a Men’s Shed gathering last week.
The Upper Beaconsfield Men’s Shed group brought the sizzle at their...
Centre stage for high achievers
BERWICK College celebrated its students’ outstanding individual results at a High Achievers assembly on 9 February.
Principal Kerri Bolch congratulated the Dux of 2014,...
Melani hits right note
SHE’s the musical equivalent of Nadia Comaneci down at Kooweerup Secondary College.
Pakenham singer/songwriter and VCE student Melani Welsby achieved a perfect score of 50...
Snakes on a pane
BATHROOM scales took on a new meaning when this large tiger snake perched itself outside the window of a Pakenham house last week.
The photo,...
Raising Bucks for Bubs
By LIA SPENCER
A NEW dad said his daughter and niece inspired him to start a charity which will help sick children.
Steven Pope...
Cadel pedalling road safety
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THE only Australian to win the prestigious Tour de France has joined the Transport Accident Commission (TAC), urging all Victorian...
Highest bar set for Hedged
Enigmatic five-year-old gelding Hedged is now one step away from realising his full potential after scoring an upset win in the $350,000 Group 2...
