Tag: News
Hop on board for free, say Greens
A LOCAL member of parliament is calling for free public transport to be provided to schoolchildren.
The Victorian Greens have called on the State Government...
Arrested over 2000 Facebook messages
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
AN ICE user charged with stalking his former prostitute has allegedly made threats to police that “they better be good with their...
Arrested over stalking family
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A MAN alleged to have stalked his Pakenham-based ex-partner and children protected by family violence intervention orders has been remanded in custody...
Brush up on clean-up
COME Sunday 6 March, a team of volunteers armed with gloves and garbage bags will descend on Beaconsfield Flora and Fauna Reserve.
Members of the...
Police numbers down
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
POLICE numbers in Cardinia Shire have taken a hit, with further losses felt across the entire southern metro region which takes in...
Outlook for a fond farewell
AFTER a career spent helping the community’s most vulnerable, Julie Walton is retiring from her role at a disadvantage support centre in Pakenham.
Ms...
Film-maker’s childhood music flows to harmony
By VICTORIA STONE MEADOWS
EMERALD-BASED documentary film-maker Marsha Emerman will be showcasing her latest work for upcoming Harmony Day on Sunday 13 March at the...
Stem cells to treat MS patient
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
CHERYL Blanchfield says there is no way she could express her gratitude to the donors who are sending her to Mexico for...
$1m park plan
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
PLANS have been unveiled for a one-hectare sized park at Officer’s Arcadia residential estate.
The $1 million park was designed by award-winning landscape...
School’s slab of time
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
IN LESS than 12 months, Pakenham South West Primary School will be abuzz with staff and students just a few weeks into...
Prices hold despite increased yard
THERE were approximately 800 export and 800 young cattle penned representing an increase of 400 head week-on-week at the Victorian Livestock Exchange.
There was...
Community that does care
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A BRIDE struggling with the news her grandmother, who played an integral role throughout her life, was weeks away from death, had...