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...