Funding blocks on escape route
WORKS for an important Gembrook road that could provide another emergency escape route for local residents will remain stalled without government funding.
Cardinia Shire Council...
Barking resident on a prune promise
NEARLY 10 months after his initial request, a Berwick man is still waiting on the City of Casey to give him a much needed...
Put off by pollies?
By DANNY BUTTLER
WHILE some people in society see voting as a privilege, it seems most of us see it as a burden.
Contrasting...
Soccer pavilion in the air
By BEN CAMERON
CARDINIA Shire Council has yet to commit to funding a new soccer pavilion at Bunyip Recreation Reserve.
In an interview with...
‘Priceless’ overseas trip
By BEN CAMERON
A GROUP of Berwick Secondary College students are betting on a $6000 investment returning the experience of a life time.
Twenty-four...
Boys vandalise vacant home
A RECENTLY vacated home in Pakenham was the site of youthful vandalism last week.
Late on Friday 21 November, a Wakenshaw Crescent home in Pakenham...
Playing safe with plates
DRIVERS in the region have been urged to take part in Safe Plate Day this Saturday following a rise in theft from motor vehicles.
Victoria...
Petition gets swift response
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A VIOLENCE prevention petition submitted in memory of murdered mother Kylie Blackwood was met with a prompt response by State...
RSL objects to apartment block
By BEN CAMERON
BERWICK RSL has objected to plans for a three level, 20 unit apartment block development in Langmore Lane.
In a letter...
Battin sets record straight
INCUMBENT Gembrook MP and Liberal candidate in the upcoming election has apologised for an error in a recent brochure that said the Emerald Secondary...
Firing up
IN THE past few weeks I have seen the United Fire Fighters Union (UFU) using government funded emergency vehicles for political gain.
Emergency vehicles are...
Not always a choice
LIVING in a retirement village is not always a matter of choice. Two years ago my husband needed to enter an aged care facility.
Twelve...
Racecourse Road back open
After more than two months of closure, Racecourse Road has reopened, with works still ongoing to upgrade the major route through Pakenham.
On Thursday, 18...
