100 jobs lost
MORE than 100 jobs are under threat with the announcement that a Warragul manufacturing site will close.
Sealed Air announced that it would close most...
Poor roads compound crisis: Mayor
COUNCILS in growth areas, including the City of Casey, are concerned with the lack of infrastructure to support residents in times of crisis.
City of...
Bullies take a beating
CARDINIA and Garfield primary schools are among 90 Victorian schools to get Primary Welfare Officers in an effort to stamp out bullying.
The State Government...
Frogs on the Growl
THE Beacon Growlers from Beaconhills College in Pakenham are the official water watchers for the Toomuc Creek.
The budding young middle school scientists, aptly named...
Grading gravel unravels
CHRIS Hartigan couldn’t have been happier when Cardinia Shire Council graded her road in January.
But her elation turned to confusion when tonnes of gravel...
A world of adventure
FROM caravanning adventures to trips around the world, Emerald’s Maurice and Irene Webster have certainly enjoyed 60 years of wedded bliss.
Each other’s first...
Fine drop brings home gold
PRESSING grapes at D’Angelo Estate Vineyard in Officer has produced some award-winning wine.
The D’Angelo Estate 2010 Reserve Lady Chardonnay has won a gold medal...
Heart of VCE
THE beginning of a VCE year is a nervous time but it was made a little easier for senior students at St Margaret’s School...
Village in festive spirit
IT MAY have been a hot day, but the warmer weather helped bring out people in droves for the Upper Beaconsfield Village Festival on...
Slasher spark blamed for blaze
A FIRE at a property in Ellis Road, Tonimbuk, burnt six acres as the CFA worked to contain it on Wednesday last week.
The fire...
Rough road is car wrecker
AN OFFICER resident is at her wits' end after damaging her car on the corrugations of her unmade road.
Marilyn Brown has lived in Rix...
Suspicion over fires
WHEN Clint Allen saw 30-foot high flames within 100 metres of his Pakenham home on Monday afternoon, he immediately thought of his cousin who...
Six locals set for Academy
Four Dandenong Stingrays and two Gippsland Power players have been included in the 2026 AFL/W Academies.
The Stingrays are the equal most-represented club in the...
