It’s monkey madness
By DANIELLE GALVIN
CHILDREN as young as three are being taken on joyrides on dangerous off-road monkey bikes in estates around Pakenham.
Illegal dirtbike riders are...
CFA brigade beefs up
By BRIDGET SCOTT
CURRENT members of the Pakenham CFA are excited to welcome 16 more colleagues this month after the brigade introduced permanent staff for...
China fit to save pandas
By BRIDGET SCOTT
AGE is no barrier for some and certainly not for Berwick resident Peter Carter who recently completed a 12-day bike ride in...
Docs shortage hits hills
By DANIELLE GALVIN
AN ACUTE shortage of doctors in the hills will become critical in the coming years unless plans to extend the Emerald Medical...
Time to get checked
GEMBROOK MP Brad Battin will be 'Doing it for Donna’ when he participates in a half-marathon to raise money for Bowel Cancer Australia.
A team...
MANHUNT
By DANIELLE GALVIN
CARDINIA police are hunting the masked gunman who has terrorised staff at three businesses in Pakenham and Officer in less than a...
Council ponders site purchase
By DANIELLE GALVIN
CARDINIA shire councillors debated the merits of purchasing the former Emerald police station at Monday night’s council meeting.
A report into the potential...
Family on show
By BRIDGET SCOTT
WHEN Debbie Akister stood for president of the Berwick and District Horticultural and Agricultural Show, little did she know her sister also...
Ian’s crowning glory
By RUSSELL BENNETT
ON Friday night, my dad Ian walked up to the podium at Gembrook’s Forest Edge restaurant to be presented with his 50-year...
Kids move on prize
LANG Lang Primary School’s winning streak has continued for another year.
The school has been named the winner of Cardinia Shire Council’s Mobile March Challenge...
Polls challenge for parties
By DANIELLE GALVIN
ESTABLISHING an interface development fund for growth councils is the top priority ahead of the State Election, according to Cardinia Shire Council...
New leads on murder probe
By DANIELLE GALVIN
HOMICIDE Squad detectives have released new information following the death of Pakenham mother Kylie Blackwood.
In the lead up to the one year...
$4 million Doveton Pool redevelopment underway
The $4 million redevelopment at Doveton Pool began on Tuesday 13 January, with the next phase of construction endeavouring to deliver modern and accessible...
