Plan for the worst
The devastation left behind in Labertouche.By Melissa MeehanIN THE days leading up to Black Saturday, Nar Nar Goon CFA captain Phil Craig was busy...
Not happy, Harmon
By Jade LawtonAMENDED plans for a six-level development in Lyall Road, Berwick, have done little to ease concerns about the building’s impact on the...
School defended
By Jade LawtonPAKENHAM Secondary College principal Ray Squires has defended the school’s below average rating revealed on the My School website last week.
The website...
Fred sees the forest for the trees
Fred Wailes can see the Bunyip State Forest from his new home in Tonimbuk, but says the blackened trees don’t worry him. 42295 -...
Bridge blitz a fair cop
By Melissa MeehanCARDINIA Shire’s top traffic cop Nigel Atkins has hit out at drivers who say policing over the Manks Road bridges in Dalmore...
Classes are in
By Jade LawtonVICTORIA’S third select-entry secondary college, Berwick’s Nossal High School, opened its doors to foundation students on Monday.
Two-hundred Year 9 students gathered at...
Supply and prices up
THE supply of cattle at VLE Pakenham was almost double, which was due in part to the very hot conditions, but there was also...
Deliberately lit
By Melissa MeehanEMERALD and Avonsleigh faced its most significant bushfire threat since Black Saturday over the weekend, in a blaze police believe was deliberately...
Becci at home
By Bridget CookPAKENHAM teenager Becci Bourke is passionate about animals of all shapes and sizes.
From a very young age Becci has had a love...
The worst ever
Local resident and CFA member Kelly Hicks said last year’s fire season was the worst she had seen.By Melissa MeehanIN ALL HER years fighting...
Pony whisperer
Dinah Huyskens feeds some of the miniature ponies who sought refuge at her Pakenham South farm. 27221By Ben HopeAFTER witnessing the devastation of the...
Dream come true
By Kara IrvingYOUNG Shayanne Shoenmaker has always dreamed of patting a dolphin at Seaworld on the Gold Coast.
Last month her wish came true....
A testimony of hope
PRECEDE: From the depths of unimaginable pain to triumph, Rose Deng has emerged as a beacon of hope and resilience. Through her work in...
