Firies push for fair cancer compensation
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
VOLUNTEER firefighters across Cardinia Shire are putting the pressure on the government to simplify legislation for members struck down by cancer in...
Intruder proves a little clingy
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
WHEN the Mills family woke up last Friday, they found an intruder in their Beaconsfield backyard.
Liz and Norm and their kids Darcy,...
Our $60,000-a-day habit
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
OVER $60,000 is gambled away each day in Cardinia Shire.
The shock statistic has shaken Cardinia Shire councillors into action, announcing they are...
Budget sessions rate a second look
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
THE Cardinia Shire Ratepayers Association has called for transparency from Cardinia Council, amid concern that a series of community brainstorm sessions may...
A whole world of culture
BY JARROD McALEESE
YOUNGSTERS at the Casey Childcare and Kindergarten Pakenham immersed themselves in traditional fare from across the world, celebrating this year’s Children’s Week...
Golden years of ploughing
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
THE West Gippsland Ploughing Association (WGPA) has been breeding world-class ploughman for the past 50 years.
Celebrating their proud history, the WGPA erected...
Nine cars ransacked in two days
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
POLICE are investigating a spate of theft from cars in Pakenham.
Overnight on Friday 30 October, police received five car theft reports from...
Monash mayhem
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A TWO-CAR collision on the Monash Freeway this morning (Wednesday) has resulted in major delays for inbound motorists.
Police were on scene at...
Women hid in fright
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
TWO women were forced to hide inside a Pakenham home out of fear of a violent intruder who allegedly broke in to...
Bone of unit contention
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
TRACEY’S ailing parents sold their house to buy a $100,000 relocatable unit to be placed in her 52-acre Nar Nar Goon property.
But...
Sharing Christmas cheer
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
THE organiser of a free Cardinia community Christmas lunch is appealing to local businesses to support the annual event.
Backed by a team...
Legends inspire young ones
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
STUDENTS at Upper Beaconsfield Primary School got into character of some of the country’s most notable leaders and legends in an impressive...
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Turning back the clock at Taplins Road
The stories were flowing as thick and as fast as the beers at Taplins Road on Saturday as Catani celebrated the 20-year-anniversary of its...
