Clyde CFA’s 70th birthday
By LIA SPENCER
IT WAS all about fire trucks, children’s activities and memorabilia when Clyde CFA celebrated its 70th anniversary on the weekend.
More than 140...
Nurse with a large heart
By BEN CAMERON
IT TOOK being diagnosed with thyroid cancer 10 years ago for Upper Beaconsfield’s Melinda Bowd to find her calling in life.
She was...
Giant steps for little legs
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
COUNTLESS little legs made many large strides last week as part of a campaign to get kids moving.
Nar Nar Goon Primary School...
Trees for bypass branch off
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
Drivers along the highly anticipated Kooweerup bypass will be alerted by distinctive plants which will mark the turnoffs into the town.
The planned...
Award-wininng beauty therapist
By KATELYN PINAL
KRYSTLE Harvey is a beauty therapist for Immerse Day Spa in Nar Nar Goon and she runs her own beauty business in...
Female mayor in the frame
By BEN CAMERON
RANGES Ward councillor Leticia Wilmott is firming as the Cardinia Shire Council’s next mayor.
Cr Wilmot said she was keen to be voted...
Upgrades in the offing
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
FRUSTRATED road users will see significant improvements to the condition of local roads following a multi-million dollar infrastructure boost in the shire....
Program grows leaders
Eleven students from eight Cardinia secondary schools and alternative education institutions graduated from Cardinia Shire Council’s 2014 Young Leaders program last Friday.
The program instilled...
Dog breeding appeal planned
By BEN CAMERON
DESPITE six objections registered with Cardinia Shire Council, a champion Menzies Creek dog breeder says he’s had no complaints with plans to...
Top nod for our businesses
By KATELYN PINAL
SEVERAL Cardinia Shire businesses were given a glowing endorsement by the Governor of Victoria last Friday during his tour of the Cardinia...
Council’s untrodden path deplored
By BEN CAMERON
CARDINIA Shire Council must channel more ratepayers’ money into local links like an unbroken foot path between Pakenham and Beaconsfield and less...
Hog rides tick the boxes
By LIA SPENCER
NURSING home residents in Berwick donned their leathers when they rode a Harley Davidson as part of birthday celebrations on the weekend.
Fiddlers...
Dumped rubbish costing ratepayers hundreds of thousands
Illegally dumped rubbish is costing Cardinia Shire ratepayers almost $500k a year as costs have significantly soared since 2020.
During 2020-21, the cost to council...
