Working at improvements
THE next phase of the Andrews Labor Government’s overhaul of Victoria’s family violence system began on Monday with the inaugural two-day intensive workshop of...
Creating a new view
PAKENHAM photographer Clinton Plowman will exhibit a series of photographs at the Cardinia Cultural Centre in July and August celebrating women.
The exhibition - titled...
Jail term in offing for violent drug addict
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
A DRUG addict is facing jail after pleading guilty to running down his dad in a truck, breaking into his parents' holiday...
Steady, Eddie, you should know better
Bass MP and White Ribbon ambassador Brian Paynter takes Collingwood president and media personality Eddie McGuire to task over his comments about colleague Caroline...
Police smash car windows to arrest driver
POLICE were forced to smash their way into a vehicle to arrest a Pakenham man who attempted to flee officers as they approached on...
Armed cash grab at servo
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A SERVO worker was robbed at knifepoint when he was made to withdraw cash from his own personal account as well as...
Phone pole foils getaway bid
POLICE are still searching for a man who crashed a car into a telephone box in Pakenham and fled on foot, leaving behind his...
Little Land Rover’s big fund-raiser
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
AKOONAH Park Men’s Shed in Berwick has created a way to share their charitable spirit around with a raffle to benefit any...
Simulated driving for Year 12s
By ALANA MITCHELSON
KOOWEERUP final-year secondary school students tried their hands at a driving simulator as part of an annual road safety program.
Now in its...
Term 2 ends on superhero note
By ALANA MITCHELSON
PAKENHAM Springs Primary School students dressed to impress as their favourite superhero to celebrate the end of a successful Term 2.
The school’s...
Wood’s boys back on the beat
By ALANA MITCHELSON
FORMER policemen were excited to get 'back in the game’ after helping locate the culprit responsible for the “crude" vandalism of a...
Armed man threatens girl on school grounds
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A MAN armed with a knife threatened a young Berwick school girl during recess last week.
Narre Warren police searched Berwick Fields Primary...
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Getting a buzz out of bees
Nearly two-thirds of Australia’s agricultural production benefits from bee pollination. Beyond using bees in food production, a growing number of locals are sharing their...
