Land sale enrages residents
By EMMA SUN
EMERALD residents have accused Cardinia Shire Council of letting them down, following its recent decision to sell almost 10 per cent of...
Stolen truck leaves owner distraught
By DANIELLE GALVIN
A PAKENHAM truck driver fears he can’t provide for his family after his $160,000 truck was stolen from a yard in Mary...
Teen rises to the Challenge
By RUSSELL BENNETT
“EVERYBODY is addicted to something. I’m addicted to riding my pushbike.”
Cockatoo resident Mal Doswell knows a thing or two about addiction. For...
Offenders clean up
By NICOLE WILLIAMS
CARDINIA Shire Council is taking a stand against graffiti with a new partnership with the Department of Justice.
Crime Prevention Minister Andrew McIntosh...
Officer fires suspicious: CFA
By DANIELLE GALVIN
FIRES that threatened properties, homes and business in Officer, Cardinia, Dalmore and Rythdale last week are believed to have been deliberately lit.
Cardinia...
Philip’s all smiles again
WITH a freshly shaved head and a smile on his dial, Year 10 student Philip Roberts is happy to announce he’s cancer-free.
It has been...
Pam’s gift of life
By NICOLE WILLIAMS
PAM Ryrie never saw her dream of local cancer treatment come true but her legacy will continue in St John of God...
Arson hunt
By DANIELLE GALVIN
ARSONISTS who have wreaked havoc across Cardinia this fire season need to be hunted down before next summer.
Fire fighters have been quick...
Poncho… one size fits all
MANY students like to walk or ride their bikes or scooters to school but seven-year-old Hannah Zalisz has a different mode of transport.
The Upper...
Adam and Oscar
BERWICK-born, Oscar-winning writer and director Adam Elliot opened up about his journey to Academy Awards glory and how it changed his life at an...
Casey to lord it in the high street
A STATUE of Lord Casey is set to be installed in Berwick’s High Street - or not at all.
City of Casey councillors agreed to...
Opportunity knocks
IT WAS a trip down memory lane for Pakenham Op Shop committee members past and present last week - some of whom were around...
Saved from the Streets
Retired gang members Mar and Moses Riek know firsthand how trapped life on the streets can feel, where escape seems impossible. In a heartfelt...
