Saved by ’angels’
By DANIELLE GALVIN
ON THE way to Dandenong Hospital last week, Pakenham dad Trevor Harwood had two life-saving angels to keep him safe.
With an accident...
Court cools ice use
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
SPECIALISTS are struggling to find effective treatments for “epidemic” levels of the illicit stimulant drug ‘ice’, says the magistrate at the south-eastern-based...
Drug court cleans up
IT’S strange to see a magistrate lead a courtroom in a warm round of applause for a convicted criminal.
Stranger still for the judge to...
Focus on ovarian cancer
By BRIDGET SCOTT
AMBASSADOR for Ovarian Cancer Australia Kristy Rosie’s sister already had fourth stage ovarian cancer before she was diagnosed with the silent killer.
It...
Taxi rank shift for traffic
By BRIDGET SCOTT
AN underutilised taxi rank on the median strip in High Street, Berwick, will soon be moved.
Manager of Community Safety for the City...
Watch out for new members
By DANIELLE GALVIN
NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch is an important lifeline and resource in any community - and Pakenham police want help.
Acting Senior Sergeant Nathan Prowd is...
Rally to honour Maddison
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
NO LONGER wanting to stay silent in the shadow of their childhood friend’s death, two 20-year-old girls are speaking out against domestic...
Safety upgrades will ease traffic
By BRIDGET SCOTT
A MULTI-MILLION dollar project and first for the City of Casey was officially opened after a "hell of a fight," according to...
Bub’s bib seals marriage deal
By DANIELLE GALVIN
BENTLEIGH bub Samuel Caldwell had a role to play in his dad’s proposal at Berwick's St John of God Hospital last week.
When...
Cops on trail of pet theft hucksters
By DANIELLE GALVIN
PAKENHAM police are investigating reports of a dog stealing hoax doing the rounds on social media.
First Constable Jemima Smith said that there...
Grants helps kinders freshen up
By BRIDGET SCOTT
THE Upper Beaconsfield Kindergarten is one of six child care centres that will share in more than $55,000, to go toward facility...
Love up in the air
By DANIELLE GALVIN
LOVE is in the air - literally - for Pakenham couple Sam Glascow and Rhiannon Stuart.
On Friday, after 11 years together and...
Civic band honours the late Lyn Stephenson
The Cardinia Civic Concert Band's recent performance was a bittersweet moment marked by an exciting guest, while many paid tribute to the late Lyn...
