When is enough… enough?
THE opening of the ninth supermarket in the Pakenham/Officer area has raised questions about the need for so many supermarkets.
The ninth store, and fourth...
Chapel owners to hand over baton
By DANIELLE GALVIN
HEAVENS above, the Iona chapel is up for sale.
Owner Matthew Eno said it was time to move on and for someone else...
Scouting for leaders
THE soon-to-be-opened Lakeside Pakenham Scout Group is currently looking for Cub Scout and Joey Scout leaders.
Adult helpers, youth members and support committee members are...
Performers pave the way
LAST weekend marked the beginning of an annual celebration of arts and music in Emerald as the PAVE festival got into full swing.
The Performing...
The elephant in the room
By JESSE GRAHAM
WITH the opening of Emerald’s annual PAVE festival, a special addition to the community was unveiled - a sculpture symbolising sustainability in...
The Wright stuff
By JARROD POTTER
SATURDAY 13 April 2013 will be etched forever in the mind of St Kilda footballer Nathan Wright.
The 18-year-old defender from Berwick, drafted...
Skatepark action hots up
PAKENHAM’S skatepark took the full force of grinds, ollies, backflips and tailwhips as the region’s best young skaters and BMX riders to the course...
Fresh fields for study
By DANIELLE GALVIN
HIGHER Education opportunities are on the rise in Cardinia Shire, following the opening of Community College Gippsland (CCG) in Pakenham last week.
Minister...
Crews pitch in for ditch rescue
By DANNY BUTTLER
A 19-YEAR-OLD Bunyip woman was flown to Royal Melbourne Hospital after a horror crash at Bunyip North on Monday afternoon.
Pakenham SES cut...
Squeeze on CFA
By NICOLE WILLIAMS
BEACONSFIELD CFA volunteers are fighting a ‘desperate’ battle on a different front as their station is squeezed out.
The station, built in 1944,...
Kids get a kick out of soccer tourney
By JARROD POTTER
ROTARIANS from Narre Warren and Endeavour Hills were on hand on Tuesday 26 March for the annual Casey Cardinia inter-schools five-a-side soccer...
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...
Compelled by love, youth raise funds
Ending the year with some good cheer and kindness, a group of young Rotarians from Emerald have raised funds for an international charity, showing...
