Robberies up, crime down
By Jade LawtonROBBERIES in the City of Casey have skyrocketed by more than 60 per cent in the past year.
The latest crime statistics...
Search for hit and run driver
By Kelly YatesPOLICE are on the lookout for the driver of a damaged Hyundai Excel sedan, believed to be involved in a hit and...
Fair Work watchdog swoops
FAIR Work inspectors have swooped on dodgy businesses in the South-East.
Inspectors discovered underpayments to employees through a combination of routine audits and investigations...
Old-school policing
By Jade LawtonA COMMUNITY initiative launched in Pakenham last week will see a return to old-fashioned policing in the Cardinia Shire.
Under Operation Cardinia Safe,...
Seeing green
BE GREEN and be seen at this year’s Pakenham Sustainability Expo on 11–12 June at the Cardinia Cultural Centre.
Cardinia Shire Council is putting on...
Law has more
By Melissa MeehanWORKING together to build a better business community.
That was the theme for Monday night’s Pakenham Business Group meeting at the racecourse....
$5m wanted for brighter Outlook
By Melissa MeehanLOOKING for a sunny outlook, Pakenham’s prime disability support organisation Outlook met with Bass Labor candidate Gerry Lonergan to discuss the need...
Double fatality
By Melissa Meehan and Jade LawtonA COLLISION that resulted in the death of two men on the Princes Highway near Tonimbuk has led to...
Road funds, but when?
By Jade LawtonFUNDING for Berwick’s biggest bottleneck, Clyde Road, has been confirmed but politicians of every ilk are questioning when, why and how.
Eastern...
Teen charged
POLICE have charged a Cockatoo man, 19, after searching his property last week.
The man will face five counts of theft from motor vehicles...
BID is backed
By Jade LawtonBERWICK’S proposed Business Improvement District (BID) levy is a ‘step in the right direction’ for Berwick Village, a former chamber president said...