Commuter group’s holding the line
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
A GROUP of frustrated Pakenham commuters have taken matters into their own hands, conducting a survey they hope will attract action from...
It’s the Facebook freeze
PARTS of Pakenham and Officer turned into winter wonderlands today (Monday).
Claims of snow, hail, and sleet all came out as our green grass and...
Maranatha’s last-minute loss
By DANI ROTHWELL
MARANATHA stars are shining bright on the soccer field.
Their interschool sports game on Friday was a close one, with Maranatha leading going...
Burning off change is in the wind
By DANI ROTHWELL
CARDINIA Council is proposing to change its open air burning policy to allow burning off of waste on a Sunday.
The council is...
Heavy traffic on Safer P-platers
THE TAC’s Safer P-Platers campaign has hit a nerve with parents and teenagers, with more than 100,000 flocking to saferpplaters.com.au.
The campaign, which calls for...
Broadbent in running for Speaker
RUSSELL Broadbent has reportedly thrown his hat in the ring to replace Bronwyn Bishop in the Speaker’s chair of the Federal Parliament.
The Member for...
A gift for the shed blokes
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
EASILY mistaken for Saint Nick’s toy workshop, the Bunarong Men’s Shed has now received a gift of its own.
The place for men...
Caught speeding twice in 12 minutes
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
A PAKENHAM man failed to learn his lesson on Saturday night, getting booked for speeding twice within 12 minutes.
The 31-year-old was speeding...
Lachlan cops a bad break
By JARROD POTTER
CAUGHT up in a senseless spree of vehicular vandalism this morning was Garfield sportsman Lachlan Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald, 19, was left to clean up...
School sees red over hair
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
RULES surrounding hair colour as it stands at Kooweerup Secondary College has sparked a fiery debate among students, parents and committee members...
Pakenham highway crash
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
A MAN in his mid-eighties has been taken to Dandenong Hospital today (Friday) after a crash in Pakenham.
The man’s Mitsubishi Magna collided...
Shop fire in Pakenham
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
FIRE ripped through the back of a Pakenham supplement shop this morning (Friday).
At about 3.50am, the CFA forced entry to contain a...
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Lacklusture budget revealed
The government’s 2024-25 State Budget was released yesterday in what was expected to be a ‘horror’ budget.
Here’s an outline of what Cardinia can expect-
Health
The...
