Tag: News
New quarry approved in Lang Lang
Lang Lang may continue to be an epicentre of truck movements feeding raw materials to Melbourne’s insatiable construction sites after the State Government recently...
AusNet exploring option to retain Heritage lights
Cardinia council and AusNet are investigating ways to retain what is left of the original Heritage Springs light fittings, though it is still ‘unclear’...
Increasing CEO transparency
Toomuc Ward councillor Stephanie Davies has opened the door for all Cardinia councillors to attend future CEO Employment Matters Meetings.
During the council meeting on...
Elusive FV offenders caught in 3-day op
Police arrested almost 70 family violence offenders in three days as part of an operation in the Southern Metro police region last week.
Among...
Honora honoured with new name
Cardinia Council has officially named ‘Honora’ as the new name for Pakenham East, after a divisive discussion throughout the area about the preferred name...
The future suburb of 100,000 with no train station
With mammoth builds to transform the State’s rail network, communities beyond Cranbourne still feel left out of train access with the continued silence on...
Push for courts funding fails
The council has pushed back efforts to hand over promised money in a failed motion that commanded over $900,000 of funds to be given...
Pakenham loses devoted supporter
Pakenham lost one of its most devoted residents with the passing of Thelma Young who is remembered as a tireless worker.
Ms Young died...
‘Honest and committed man’, remembering Ian Bell
The community is remembering the contribution of a local stalwart after the recent passing of Ian Bell.
Mr Bell died at the age of 71...
A true Pakenham pioneer
Meryl Annette Waterhouse (née Nilsson)
12/09/1946 - 04/07/2024
Much of what modern Pakenham is now would not exist in the same way without Meryl Waterhouse, as...
Ex-mayor booted from council meeting
This week’s council meeting was mayor versus mayor as Bill Ronald was kicked out of council chambers by Cardinia Shire Mayor Jack Kowarzik instigated...
$10k of tools stolen
Remar Renovations was devastated after almost $10k worth of tools was stolen from their work ute recently.
A wide range of tools, which are vital...
Pre-poll closes, parties brace for election day
Election day is only one night away, when the country will decide who will lead them for the next three years.
A line all the...
