Scarlett’s got an eye for art
By Bonny Burrows
A Nar Nar Goon student has won a secondary school art competition for a piece she completed in Grade 6.
Twelve-year-old Scarlett...
Cancer survivor enjoys volunteering
Casey Relay for Life participant Daniel Margariti describes himself as many things; a family member, a university graduate, an enthusiastic world traveller and a...
Train depot for town
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
A new train depot in Pakenham and longer platforms at stations along the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines are among upgrades taking place...
Plenty of spectacle at show ‘n’ shine
Organisers say the sixth Lang Lang Show and Shine and Swap Meet, held on the 12 February, was a memorable day for at least...
Erratic driver
Police are appealing for public assistance following an incident on the Princes Freeway that stretched from Morwell to Berwick Saturday afternoon.
Numerous calls were made...
No swiping required
By Bonny Burrows
A free program is hoping to introduce young children to the wonders of books.
Emerald Library hosts ‘storytime’ each Thursday from 11.15am...
Monash at a standstill
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
The Monash Freeway ground to a standstill near the Jacksons Road interchange on Friday afternoon, when all outbound lanes were closed due...
Smash in Berwick
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
Emergency Services were called to a multi-car smash on Clyde Road in Berwick just before 1pm on Friday 17 February.
Ambulance and...
Millionaires won’t stump up
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
Two forgotten Tattslotto tickets worth a combined $1.26 million remain unclaimed, with the winners believed to be somewhere in Berwick and Officer....
Store sold, now adventure begins
The Maryknoll community has farewelled two much-loved families after 21 years of service.
Maryknoll Post Office and General Store owners Bill and Pauline Hollier and...
Family dog impaled after firework scare
By Bonny Burrows
Illegal fireworks have been blamed for the death of a dog that was found impaled on the backyard fence of its family...
Further education for Nepal school builders
By Cam Lucadou-Wells
An Upper Beaconsfield couple took the term ‘working holiday’ to new heights by helping rebuild a school in Nepal.
An exhilarated Taran O’Donovan,...
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‘Essential service’, federal inquiry proposes laws to protect regional bank branches
A Federal Government inquiry has recommended a slate of protective measures to curb the impacts from increasing closures of bank branches in regional areas,...
