Speed changes slammed
By Bonny Burrows
An Upper Beaconsfield resident says that increasing the speed limit on Salisbury Road would be accommodating criminals.
Phil Maxwell argues that there is...
Graphic school campaign goes ahead
By Bonny Burrows
Graphic anti-gambling flyers protesting against Officer’s controversial pokies proposal have been handed out at the school gate despite protest.
The flyers, which made...
No room for temple, say residents
By Bonny Burrows
Officer residents have vowed to fight against a proposal for a Buddhist temple within a green wedge zone.
The application, currently before Cardinia...
Arboretum shines a light
“Peter (volunteer Peter Ware) has identified over 30 types of birds in this little reserve - it’s fantastic - and we’re going to get...
Cyclist killed
A cyclist has died after losing control of his bike and veering into the path of a four-wheel-drive in Yannathan on Sunday afternoon.
Police report...
Reins of leadership
By Rebecca Skilton
“Someone could go into the round yard with all guns blazing and the horse is going to give them what they want,...
Anna’s art is her craft
By Rebecca Skilton
It’s a delicate craft that few people have the patience for, let alone the skill.
But for Upper Beaconsfield resident Anna Konecny,...
Parents back curriculum on sex
By Bonny Burrows
Officer Secondary College parents have backed the school’s curriculum, following media claims they are outraged abstinence from sex is being promoted to...
Weekend What’s On
Bayles Preschool 50th birthday
Come help Bayles Preschool celebrate its 50th birthday with a morning tea and a trip down memory lane.
Sunday 13 August, 10am-noon,...
Surgery delivers Shauna
By Bonny Burrows
After years of debilitating pain, Officer mother Shauna Cahill is now free of the toxic mesh which was once killing her.
The 35-year-old...
This waste is bananas
By Kyra Gillespie
Inspired by the recent War On Waste documentary on the ABC, Year 7 Pakenham Secondary College student Tamika has written to the...
Boom gates up in lights
By Bonny Burrows
A boom gate failure on the Pakenham train line in January 2016 has been cited as an example of V/Line’s “concurrent issues”...
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Mayor to run for council again
Mayor Jack Kowarzik hopes he won’t be going anywhere from council after his first term as mayor finishes later this year, announcing his intention...
