Electronic waste equals jobs
By Alana Mitchelson
GROUND has been broken for the development of an e-waste facility in Officer, creating jobs for the shire’s disadvantaged.
The Outlook-run e-waste facility...
Call for improved bus service
By Alana Mitchelson
AGEING residents from Pakenham’s northern fringe fearing isolation have called for an extension of bus route 925 due to the lack of...
Fire brigades stick together
By Casey Neill
NAR Nar Goon Fire Brigade members thanked their Dandenong Fire Station colleagues for support in their time of need.
South East Region Brigade...
Awakening our next young leaders
By Russell Bennett
A LIFE-CHANGING leadership camp has helped to inspire the next generation, with a pair of Pakenham Secondary College Year 9 students learning...
Danger days for troubled junctions
By Aneeka Simonis
THE worst casualty crash intersections and peak crash times have been revealed by police working to drive down road trauma in Cardinia...
Crossing upgrade advocacy gathers pace
By Alana Mitchelson
ADVOCACY for the upgrade of one of Pakenham’s most dangerous level crossings is stronger than ever after a double fatal at a...
Siblings go extra mile for African kids
By Alana Mitchelson
THE fund-raising efforts of Upper Beaconsfield siblings Lauren and Matthew Hutson have given South African children the gift of visiting the beach,...
Academic revolution architect leaves
By Aneeka Simonis
HE revolutionised one of the state’s poorest performing schools, and now he’s off to inspire educational reform across the state.
Students from Kambyra...
Reports of gunfire from stolen car
By Aneeka Simonis
POLICE have urged the public to steer clear of a stolen car sighted in the Pakenham area, following reports of gunfire from...
Lighting up the night sky
By Alana Mitchelson
PAKENHAM residents will light different coloured lanterns symbolic of the way their lives have been touched by cancer to raise funds for...
Ellis launches Bluestone Lane
By Alana Mitchelson
EMERGING Pakenham singer-songwriter and guitarist Brad Ellis will launch his debut EP Bluestone Lane next month under his label The Hunter Express.
Ellis...
Dominic’s hot October night
By Tania Phillips
HE is one of the great singer/songwriters of the 20th century and it’s hard to find an Australian house without at least...