Employment outlook improves
By DANIELLE GALVIN
IMPROVING employment opportunities for local people with all abilities is a reality after the official opening of Outlook Employment in Pakenham.
CEO of...
Flying high
By DANIELLE GALVIN AND NICOLE WILLIAMS
MONOMEITH could be set to soar following speculation the town could be home to Melbourne’s third major airport.
At a...
Talent is all around
ONE thing’s for sure - Casey’s got plenty of talent.
And the community has the opportunity to see some of the city’s finest home-grown talent...
Three decades of kinder
By DANIELLE GALVIN
THE original plan to honour Darlene Elder’s 30-year teaching career at Cockatoo Kindergarten was to plant a tree next to the one...
Climber to reach new heights
By DANIELLE GALVIN
FOLLOWING in the footsteps of one of the world’s greatest explorers Edmund Hillary, Pakenham’s Ian Miller will climb to the top of...
Pumas call for fair play
By RUSSELL BENNETT
THE Pakenham Pumas baseball club is urging Cardinia Shire Council to step up to the plate and pitch in to help give...
Bridge in trouble
By DANIELLE GALVIN
A BRIDGE of sorrows has residents in Tonimbuk concerned ahead of the bushfire season.
Following an inspection by a Cardinia Shire Council contractor,...
Statue draws flak
By DANIELLE GALVIN
A PETITION with nearly 1000 signatures has failed to stop the statue of Spiridon Louis being placed in High Street, Berwick.
At a...
Few wins from boats policy
By DANNY BUTTLER and DANIELLE GALVIN
KEVIN Rudd’s plan to stop people smuggling has been met with a mixed response in the local area.
Federal McMillan...
Tough fighter
By GARRY HOWE
PAKENHAM’S Rick Crowe is bouncing back, with a little help from his friends, from a freak jumping castle accident last December that...
Founders take the honours
By DANIELLE GALVIN
THE three founding families of Pakenham were honoured at last week’s annual general meeting of the Pakenham Show Society.
Jason Ronald, Verna Thewlis...
Hope has a face
By DANIELLE GALVIN
THIRTEEN months ago, a small group of local young people started up a Facebook page.
Today, there are 20,000 members of the online...
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...
