Food on their plate
THROUGH filling some empty stomachs, a Pakenham charity continues to bridge the gap and minimise the impact of poverty in the Cardinia Shire. For...
Hats off to mayor
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
WHILE he may come dressed in his official robes, Mayor Graeme Moore hopes his end-of-term celebration will be anything but formal.
Going out...
Feud grows over nature strip
BEN CAMERON
THE perimeter of new housing estate Ascot Park is fast becoming an eyesore, Pakenham residents say.
John Walker, who lives in the area, said...
Station pledge for firies
By CASEY NEILL
CLEMATIS firefighters hope a $900,000 station upgrade and a new truck will boost membership and safety.
Gembrook MP Brad Battin and Police and...
Boost for youth programs
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
PAKENHAM youth programs will receive $140,000 to address the needs of at-risk youth as well as boost education and employment skills.
Minister for...
Voters kept in the loop
By BEN CAMERON
PAKENHAM trains were the least punctual of all metropolitan services for the third month in a row.
For the month of September, 88.7...
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...
A rodeo with no beer
Slim Dusty built a career on a musical lament about a pub with no beer.
His signature tune is based on the true story of...
