Mural reflecting diversity unveiled
A MURAL reflecting the diversity of the shire was unveiled on the front wall of the Uniting Church in Main Street, Pakenham, on Sunday...
Lung mum needs a hand
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A PAKENHAM mother of five awaiting a double lung transplant has appealed to the community for help in supporting her children and...
‘Calm down or you’re out’ says mayor
By ANEEKA SIMONIS and ALANA MITCHELSON
RESIDENTS were threatened with being thrown out of a council meeting after they yelled out protests against a...
Shoppers fear for store’s future
By ALANA MITCHELSON
LOYAL senior customers of Pakenham’s oldest supermarket site fear their much-loved Ritchies IGA could close within weeks.
But Ritchies’ headquarters maintains that no...
Dancing guru goes places
By CHLOE NAGEL
REPRESENTING his country and watching his students fulfil their dreams; they’re the highlights of a dancing career that has taken Ken Pederson...
Bank turns 25
STAFF and customers gathered at Berwick’s Bendigo Bank on Friday 1 July to celebrate the branch’s 25th anniversary.
Among them was long-time customer George Costello,...
Three teens face over dozen charges
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THREE boys were accumulatively charged with at least 12 criminal offences following a series of aggravated burglaries and car thefts in Pakenham,...
Number’s up over plates theft
A MAN and woman out on bail were stopped on the Princes Highway, Officer, in a stolen car which contained stolen car number plates.
Cardinia...
Locked-out workers win
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
AFTER an 11-day union lockout, workers at Longwarry Food Park are returning to work after striking a deal with Parmalat, the union...
College takes global culture on board
CELEBRATING multiculturalism was the aim of Beaconhills College’s recent Cross-Cultural Week held at the Berwick campus.
Junior school students enjoyed a Japanese puppet show called...
Container forced open, goods stolen
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A SHIPPING container was prised open in a mass industrial burglary in Lang Lang.
Police are yet to finalise the total value...
Four decades of breath testing
VICTORIA this month marked 40 years of random breath testing – with thousands of lives having been saved since Victoria Police conducted their first...