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Eagles rally to snuff Wickers
By DAVID NAGEL
FOR a man who knows his football inside out and has such an intricate game plan, Cranbourne coach Simon Goosey certainly has...
Big kid who went to war
Agribusiness Gippsland executive officer Susan Webster shares her memories of her uncle Hughie, who served in France as a machine-gunner.
AS KIDS, we always reckoned...
Pompey Elliott unveiled the tribute
ONE of Australia’s most revered figures of World War I, Brigadier General Pompey Elliott, braved terrible weather conditions to officially unveil the Upper Beaconsfield...
ROC-solid start, Scotty
By DAVID NAGEL
A GRUELLING pre-season under second-year coach Scott Eastwood would appear to be paying off for ROC with an impressive 14-goal win in...
He was only 19
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
PAKENHAM identity Robert Fox was remembered as a “guiding light” by those gathered to commemorate his life this week.
The long-serving member of...
Take 10
With Gary Elliott, president of the Pakenham RSL sub-branch.
Tell us a bit about your time in the services.
I’m a National Serviceman called up for...
Quilt for Gallipoli
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
BEACONHILLS College Year 10 student Madison Schenk is taking a custom-made quilt to Turkey this Anzac Day as part of the Gallipoli...
Bridge to experience
BERWICK Bridge Club members enjoyed a week of play starting on Friday 10 April, where Heather Saunders and Dianne Nicol took out first place...
Berwick lays claim to first VC hero
WHEN Albert Jacka shot to fame in 1915 as Australia’s first Victoria Cross winner of the Great War, the people of Berwick were quick...
General rests in peace
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In the middle of last year two local historians discovered an unmarked Berwick grave belonged to highly decorated Gallipoli veteran Brigadier-General Cecil Henry Foott,...
A District Remembers
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM AND RUSSELL BENNETT
MASSIVE crowds have gathered around the district to pay their dawn tributes to Australia’s Anzacs.
At the Pakenham service, Major...
Crash driver speeds off after argument
By CASEY NEILL
A DRIVER slammed into a stationary vehicle and sped away following what appeared to be an argument in Pakenham on Thursday morning.
Witnesses...
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Splashing cash on pools
Cardinia Shire hopes to upkeep aquatic facilities with funding dedicated for their annual renewal as part of this year’s draft budget.
The council’s draft budget...
