Freeway may shoulder extra lane
By CASEY NEILL
A BEACONSFIELD man got the ball rolling on a study into extra lanes for the Monash Freeway announced last week.
Angelo D’Amelio presented...
Libraries to get top shelf support
THE future of the Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation (CCLC) was enhanced after it secured ongoing funding.
The corporation will continue to receive support from the State...
Sapphire shock is happy surprise
By CASEY NEILL
OUTGOING president Bruce Thomas was shocked to receive a sapphire for his Paul Harris Fellow pin at Rotary Club of Kooweerup-Lang Lang’s...
Evergreen models
EVERGREEN Retirement Village residents modelled fashions for a cause last Thursday.
A group called The Golden Girls visited the Pakenham village to raise money for...
Toby won’t come home
By BEN CAMERON
DESPITE a great community response, distributed flyers, door-knocking and several reported sightings of lost pooch Toby, the seven-year-old terrier cross remains...
Free on the floor
For Sudanese-born Lado Alphonse, representing the green and gold of his new home country under the bright lights of the international sporting stage would...
Sally’s big arse plates are OK
By BRIDGET SCOTT
WHILE Upper Beaconsfield trader Sally from the Tradies and Ladies Cafe still awaits her signage to be approved, she was stunned to...
One big ambulance
By BRIDGET SCOTT
A PAKENHAM bus became an improvised ambulance for a young girl last month.
The wheels on Martin Fletcher's bus went round and round,...
Dingo needs a name
By BRIDGET SCOTT
THE newest addition to Gumbuya Park has howled down the halls of its new home, but still won the hearts of its...
Parting with town’s icon
By CASEY NEILL
LEE Nooy hasn’t bought milk, bread or petrol in almost 20 years.
Three generations of her family have run Maryknoll’s post office, general...
SP AusNet has the power
By Lia Spencer
THE biggest battle at Officer Recreation Reserve recently was not between two sporting teams, but between SP AusNet and the local footy...
Surrounded by chickens
By DANIELLE GALVIN
Strap: It's hard to soar like an eagle, when you're...
A DAZED wedge-tailed eagle made a lucky escape from a chicken coop in...
Yakkerboo still unites the community 40 years on
PRECEDE
Former Shire of Pakenham CEO Ray Canobie came up with the concept of the Yakkerboo Festival more than four decades ago. This edited extract...
