Charity plaster
By Jade LawtonA PLASTERER with a big heart is needed to help complete a big job for charity.
The Cardinia Combined Churches Caring (4Cs) needs...
Big help
SMALL business is on the road in Pakenham.
A program of Small Business Victoria, the Mobile Business Centre, will deliver more than 250 mentoring...
One fell out
Left: Labor’s Laura Smyth, right, was able to take the seat of La Trobe with the support of visiting bigwigs PM Julia Gillard, left,...
John
Upon walking into John Shiels’ home, he directs us to two couches in what he describes as his “favourite room” of the house.
The room...
Hoon behind bars
By Mara Pattison-SowdenRingwood Magistrates’ Court heard that Jamie Alex Tabone, 23, had a previously-undiagnosed brain injury received when Tabone crashed his car into a...
A bear in there
By Jade LawtonA TEDDY bear called Ted is helping Berwick’s Maryanne Harrison spread her message of tolerance and respect.
Ted, whose name stands for...
Home fire:
WARRAGUL detectives are investigating a rural property fire where three people were lucky to escape serious injury.
Emergency services were called to the...
Spring opens
PAKENHAM Garden Club will be holding its annual Garden Expo at Pakenham Racecourse on Saturday 4 September from 9am to 2pm.
Many new stalls will...
Bright and breezy song session
FIRST, we must apologise for last week’s report of the Berwick Senior Citizens Club meeting.
It was an excellent report of one of...
Race to find king or queen
By Melissa MeehanDOES someone at your netball or football club have what it takes to be the Star News Group’s King or Queen at...
Our real obligation
THE reasons why governments want overseas processing for refugee boat arrivals are not (as announced) to deprive people-smugglers of victims.
They are the following,...
Garfield starts excellently
Garfield’s three sides started the season well, winning two games out of three in the first round of the season.
Starting the season well for...
