Tag: News
Fire strike force
By BEN CAMERON
FIVE firefighting trucks and an aircraft will be sent to blazes within the Cardinia Shire’s District Eight region this fire season on...
Is that chocolate on your dress?
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
WHEN a soon-to-be bride learnt a Pakenham family friend was making her a wedding dress cake, she never expected the extravagant gift...
Novel fire safety scheme bags award
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
AN EMERALD childcare facility enforcing compulsory bushfire planning workshops for parents has been acknowledged as one of the best fire awareness project...
Tragic death prompts milk recall
By BEN CAMERON
UNPASTURISED milk consumed by a toddler who died recently was produced on a dairy farm just outside the Cardinia Shire.
The three-year-old from...
Read before burning
By BEN CAMERON
SEVENTY-FIVE clean up notices have been issued to residents by Cardinia Shire Council in just a few weeks following the initial stages...
Opioid prescribers in short supply
By BEN CAMERON
THERE is a limited supply of prescribers of methadone and other opioid replacement medication in the Cardinia Shire according to a pharmacotherapy...
Surplus land sell-off
By BEN CAMERON
CARDINIA Shire Council has elected to sell off two pieces of land in Cockatoo which have been deemed surplus to requirements.
It will...
Power to the pedal people
ST MARGARET’S and Berwick Grammar Schools celebrated their 10-year anniversary in HPV and cycling on Friday night.
Over 250 present and former members of the...
Building innings, homes
By JARROD POTTER
PRECEDE - THE only way her opposition could see off local cricketer Carin Eastburn was for her to fly out...
Life-giving trek drains midwife
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
PROVIDING assistance in a country with some of the worst maternal death outcomes globally was an eye-opening experience for a...
Young Lyons takes Lions’ award
FOUR students from Kooweerup Secondary College competed in the Kooweerup and District Lions’ Youth of the Year competition.
Amy Davis, Lachlan Lyons, Selby McDonald...
Winery toasts its extra sparkle
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
AN OFFICER winery toasted to its new verandah with a new bottle of sparkling wine.
D’Angelo Estate Vineyard kicked off the...