Change for the better
By Bridget CookSix year seven and eight girls from the Berwick campus have created a group called Creating Happy and Nourishing Girls Environments (CHANGE).
The...
Broken promises
By Jade LawtonHarry Van Den Broek slipped in his shed and broke his leg on Wednesday, 8 September. Although wife Jo called an ambulance...
BID hits snag
By Jade LawtonBERWICK’S proposed Business Improvement District (BID) came to a head this week with two sets of fluorescent flyers landing on traders’ desks....
Zone change for Paky hard rubbish
HARD rubbish collection in Cardinia Shire will be re-vamped as the council extends its contract with WM Waste Management Services.
The council has exercised...
Chatwin cheesed offBy Melissa Meehan
DISAPPOINTED and angry that those affected residents did not respond to the council’s plan for a special charge scheme in Emerald, councillor Ed Chatwin...
Can the can
CANNED laughter has become as much a part of our lounge rooms as remote controls and ludicrously large TV screens.
It’s there in the background,...
Crime’s up … and down
By Casey NeillCRIME is on the rise in Cockatoo, according to figures released by the Opposition earlier this month.
However, Cardinia Police Service District Inspector...
Supply fill drops prices
QUALITY was mixed in a slightly larger penning at VLE Pakenham that included a good number of grown cattle.
The competition was unchanged, as...
Fun run
By Melissa MeehanSir Toppham Hat, Bev Foster, Russ and Heather Nielsen and Tina McInerney are gearing up for the Thomas run. 53315
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On the move
WITH development taking over the landscape of Pakenham, it seems residents aren’t the only ones who have noticed.
As houses go up and trees...
Stench
PAKENHAM’S stench is sure to subside with news of the town’s waste compost station closing last weekCouncillor Bill Pearson announced the closure at Monday...
Club has a history of firsts
Racing Minister Rob Hulls says the Pakenham Racing Club has a proud history of firsts, and will continue that proud tradition in Tynong.THE Pakenham...
‘Total shock’, panicked deer runs wild in autoshop
A Beaconsfield local business had a deer come crashing through their shop this week in a moment that would be hard to believe if...
