Horse show gallops on
Another successful year for the Pakenham Horse Show, showcasing the best of local equestrians from ponies to thoroughbreds.
The show was back in 2025 at...
Man charged after $50K worth of stolen goods seized
Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man and seized more than $50,000 worth of goods in Pakenham.
Detectives executed a search warrant at...
Casting stones
Gembrook residents are demanding answers from Cardinia Shire Council after repeated tyre damage and safety risks on Ure Road have left drivers out of...
Machetes officially banned
Machetes, long feared as a deadly weapon in the south east, are now banned in Victoria with tough penalties kicking in this month.
Anyone caught...
WTE incinerators under the blowtorch
A State Parliament inquiry has been launched into waste-to-energy incinerators, with the support of Government MPs.
Meanwhile during a debate on the issue, Upper House...
Principal hits the drums for charity
Beaconhills College will launch an inaugural Battle of the Super Bands charity event on Friday 5 September.
The event will see student bands from...
Planting the seed for the next gen
Volunteering is just a fact of life for Meg Platte, so when she moved to Garfield it was only natural to join the first...
Where lives are transformed
The quiet, unassuming town of Nyora is one of the last places you’d expect to find men of all ages turning their lives around.
Just...
22 hectare renewable battery proposed for Bunyip North
A large energy storage facility is being proposed for Bunyip North by a multinational energy company with the purpose of supporting the renewable transition...
Berwick woman imprisoned after embezzling almost $150K from family friend
Former Berwick Junior Football Club President Kate Murphy has been sentenced to 112 days in prison for embezzling almost $150K in her former role...
Patients demand answers
A Kooweerup woman says she was left stranded in the freezing cold for hours after being forcibly removed from Casey Hospital’s emergency department, despite...
Honora Fields naming in process
Cardinia Shire Council has lodged its submission to Geographic Names Victoria (GNV) for consideration to adopt the name ‘Honora Fields’ for the area of...
Weekend crime crackdown leads to multiple arrests
Five people across Melbourne were arrested as part of Operation Advance last weekend — including two men from Cranbourne.
The two men, both aged...
