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Conference aims to connect

By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM COMMUNITY groups, social entrepreneurs, activists and creatives will come together to celebrate the art of connection later this month. Presented by...

Bypass draws them in

RESIDENTS turned out in their dozens to check out the new and long-awaited Kooweerup bypass. As thanks for their patience, VicRoads and Lend Lease invited...

Dogs track down car thief

By ANEEKA SIMONIS POLICE dogs were used to track down a man who ran on foot after a high-speed police pursuit in a...

Homeless issue ‘critical’

By LIA SPENCER CARDINIA Council has been doing its part to try and tackle a 'critical’ homeless issue in Pakenham and surrounds. “Homelessness and the shortage...

System is broken

I am the owner of Mod Hair Studio at 25 Westernport Road in Lang Lang. My shop was broken into overnight between Friday 1 May...

Cops to work in pairs

By ANEEKA SIMONIS PAKENHAM police will have to work at least in pairs under new anti-terrorism measures that have come into force. Police officers across the...

Boom gate delays

A SIGNALLING fault in Pakenham sent this morning’s traffic into mayhem as cars banked up behind jammed Racecourse Road boom gates. It was reported the...

Path pinched – but we’ll foot the bill

By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM RATEPAYERS will be forced to foot the bill after a Beaconsfield footpath was inexplicably removed earlier this year. Councillor Tania Baxter...

Mettle of can-do carers

By RUSSELL BENNETT IT’S no co-incidence that three of the most community-minded organisations in Pakenham are involved in the latest initiative to help those less...

Lights ease congestion

By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM TRAFFIC lights tipped to improve safety for both motorists and pedestrians were opened in Cardinia last week. MP for Gembrook Brad Battin opened...

Run for quake victims

By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM TWO trips to Nepal were life-changing for Brett Hillier, and now he’s determined to give back. The tennis coach at Beaconhills College felt...

Burglars prey on building sites

By ANEEKA SIMONIS BUILDING or renovating a home in Cardinia Shire can be more stressful than once thought. A number of homes under construction in Pakenham...

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Downward goat? No kidding

Visitors to Wilson Botanic Park Berwick on Friday 19 April were met with an unusual sight, goats, lambs and piglets taking part in a...