Tag: News
Helping the beasts of burden
By Alana Mitchelson
Paul Owens remembers vividly the dire state of one particular pony.
It was underweight and had a nasty shoulder wound from where its...
Teen robbery: two nabbed
By Alana Mitchelson
YOUTHS targeting young teenagers were arrested over an alleged robbery last Tuesday.
It is alleged that two 16-year-olds robbed 15-year-old kids, using some...
Thieves fancy adidas
By Alana Mitchelson
POLICE are investigating a curious Officer robbery involving two men who allegedly stole a pair of shoes from a 14-year-old boy.
The victim...
Crime is everywhere
By Alana Mitchelson
A RESIDENT fed up with the paranoia and fear around the rise in crime in Pakenham shared her experiences of travelling interstate...
Timber thieves have no heart
By Alana Mitchelson
THIEVES have stolen timber from a primary school that had been intended to build children’s sandpits in Garfield.
About $1700 worth of decking...
Three decades of caring
By Alana Mitchelson
A Windermere family day care educator has retired after 29 years of providing care and early education to more than 150 children...
Shuttle mission for Phoebe
By Alana Mitchelson
A Berwick student has been selected to take part in a space camp at the US Space and Rocket Centre in Alabama...
Pizza feast on the go
By Alana Mitchelson
BERWICK residents feasted on pizza last week as Coles’ largest ever sampling tour arrived in Melbourne’s south-east.
Passersby were encouraged to try free...
Air lounge danger
By Alana Mitchelson
A PAKENHAM woman has warned consumers to take care when using inflatable air lounges, after a near-drowning incident on Christmas Day when...
Dog terror revisited
By Alana Mitchelson
THE family of a Pakenham 17-year-old who was allegedly bitten by a Staffordshire bull terrier last August has been shaken by an...
Hay, it looks like arson
By Alana Mitchelson
POLICE suspect arson is to blame for haystacks that went up in flames in Nar Nar Goon North on Sunday night.
It is...
Community lunch survives
By Alana Mitchelson
THE Cardinia Community Christmas lunch will make a comeback this year after all, following initial fears that the annual event could have...