Four nabbed in early morning drug busts
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
PAKENHAM police arrested four people on charges of drug trafficking within the period of an hour.
The arrests occurred in two separate incidents...
Ageing gracefully
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
CARDINIA Shire Council unanimously passed its new Age Friendly Strategy at Monday night’s meeting.
Designed to “create an ‘age-friendly’ community for Cardinia Shire...
What’s in a name, trade?
A SIGN in the shop window of a Koowerup shoe store brought a smile to the person who snapped it on their phone.
Sue Shrubsole...
Netball Bells peal
NETBALL is a family affair for the Bell girls of Kooweerup.
Mum Regina and daughters Dana, Mariah and Alexis all play for the club and...
New vistas for farming
NEW research by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) and CSIRO highlights five key “megatrends" that will significantly impact the future of...
Jason knows his onions
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
FOOD in all its glory has appealed to Jason Bradford since he was a teenager, and at the ripe age of 17...
A beautiful tribute to a beautiful spirit
By RUSSELL BENNETT
SHARN Walker once painted her name on Elephant Rock to celebrate her Grade 6 graduation with the rest of her classmates.
Today (Monday)...
College talent takes centre stage
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
HAVE you heard the students at Kooweerup Secondary College sing?
If not, their coming production of ‘Les Miserables’ will offer the perfect opportunity.
Students...
Cash helps program GROW
PAKENHAM Rotary has given $1500 to the GROW Foundation to look after the community.
GROW’S program focuses on mental well-being that encourages the use of...
3D image bags innovation prize
By CASEY NEILL
MELANIE Ah-Yu and Yannick Cerdor swam with the sharks and survived - and thrived.
Their Officer business L8 Studio won the Shark Tank...
Cardinia CFA fleet strengthened
By DANI ROTHWELL
THIS year’s Volunteer Emergency Service Equipment Program (VESEP) has delivered for Cardinia’s CFA units.
The program contributes $2 for every $1 contributed by...
Mobile squad will patrol stations
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
TRANSPORT Minister Jacinta Allan has responded to questions about commuter safety under the government’s new 24-hour public transport trial.
The ‘Homesafe’ trial came...