Tears as beaut ute goes up in flames
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A KOOWEERUP business owner is grieving after a car he described as his “baby” was stolen, burnt out and dumped...
New tourism chief
THERE has been a changing of the guard at Casey Cardinia Tourism.
Puffing Billy Railway marketing manager Nadine Hutchins has taken over as chair from...
How their garden grows
By MELISSA MEEHAN
FOR some students it’s difficult to switch on in class, but Emerald Secondary College has given disengaged students an option...
Risking life and… limb?
IT’S the sport we all trained for from a young age, but never knew about.
Arborists, tree doctors and pruners alike descended on Lynbrook’s Banjo...
Racecourse estate off track
By BEN CAMERON
The developer building a new housing estate on the site of the former Pakenham Racecourse has been forced back to...
Scottish backdrop to Christmas
MORE than 50 members of the Berwick Ladies Probus Club enjoyed a scrumptious Christmas lunch in Rowville last Wednesday. In a colourful event, tables...
Bright spark makes power play
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THE latest power outage in Pakenham appears to have blown residents’ last fuse, which has one handyman offering up solutions.
Around...
Youth gang strike service station
POLICE are on the hunt for five youths who allegedly stole items from a Lang Lang petrol station last month.
About 6.15pm on Friday 24...
Me and my Shadow
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
SHADOW the 12-month-old Labradoodle from Pakenham is a mischievous puppy who loves to make his way around town.
Owner Catherine Darcy...
Voters railroaded
I AM writing in respect to the recent state election, when I was a volunteer handing out how-to-vote cards for my party at early...
Fracking mess
THE two sizable earthquakes that Pakenham and Gippsland experienced last week were a stern reminder that we sit on four major fault systems with...
Knitted toys are stuffed with love
MORE than 120 hand-crafted toys were donated to a Pakenham welfare group which is committed to spreading Christmas cheer across the shire.
The Beaconsfield Knitting...