Ceiling collapse
By BEN CAMERON
A 73-YEAR-OLD Pakenham man has been taken to hospital for observation after the ceiling fell in at a Pakenham Marketplace cafe.
A large...
Pollies and the peak-hour
By BEN CAMERON
CARDINIA Shire Mayor Graeme Moore has stirred up several senior government figures, after accusing them of snubbing the Living in the Outer...
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...
Weekend crime crackdown leads to multiple arrests
Five people across Melbourne were arrested as part of Operation Advance last weekend — including two men from Cranbourne.
The two men, both aged...
