Grants give a sporting chance
By DANI ROTHWELL
YOUNG athletes can apply for grants of $500 to help with the costs of competing in state and national events.
Young...
Wrapped up in the games
By DANI ROTHWELL
GOING to the footy or netball on the weekend is a quintessentially Aussie thing to do.
The sense of community provided...
Emlyn calls the shots
By DANI ROTHWELL
BEACONHILLS student Emlyn Sugden has won the best young film-maker award at the Warburton Film Festival.
The Year 12 Berwick student...
Brian’s memory lives on
By DANI ROTHWELL
TANIA Cardell is continuing her journey in raising awareness for SUDEP - sudden unexpected death in epilepsy - after her...
Hard road for drink drivers
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
STRONG new road safety legislation will dish out harsher penalties for drink drivers in a bid to help improve road...
Missing man found
A 70-YEAR-OLD man with medical issues was found wandering the streets after disappearing from his Pakenham home in the late evening last week.
The elderly...
Pollies off and running
IF POLITICIANS reckon they get worked over in Parliament House, it’s nothing compared to what they faced at Pakenham’s Holm Park on Monday morning.
State...
Life in the deep cold
By DANI ROTHWELL
PROBUS Pakenham had a lively meeting on Friday 5 June with Associate Professor Karli Verghese presenting about her Antarctic experience.
Prof...
Session aims for healthy kids
By DANI ROTHWELL
A RECENT Queen’s Birthday Honours recipient is visiting Pakenham to run a session called Raising Girls.
Steve Biddulph, of Launceston, Tasmania,...
Truck slide crash raises a stink
A CRASHED heavy vehicle skidded between 20 and 30 meters on its side before eventually blocking all lanes of traffic along a Catani road.
About...
Road safety goes with the flow
ROAD works to improve pedestrian safety and traffic flow in Officer were officially completed last week.
The $2.7 million upgrade of Cardinia Road includes a...
Cash splash to fight bushfires
By DANI ROTHWELL
THE first round of the Dandenong Ranges Environmental and Bushfire Reduction Community Grants have been awarded.
Some $1 million has been...
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Blackburn spares Berwick’s blushes
Poor kicking for goal spared Berwick from a significant margin of defeat against Blackburn at home on Saturday afternoon in the Eastern Football Netball...
