Tag: News
Freeway diverted for roadworks
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
ROADS around Pakenham are at a standstill as VicRoads carries out resurfacing works on the city bound lanes of the Pakenham Bypass....
Fire victims touched by support
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
A YOUNG Officer family, devastated when their home went up in flames on Christmas Eve, has found the generosity of the community...
Crash driver abuses police
By Cam Lucadou-Wells
A DISTRAUGHT driver has been forcibly taken to hospital after a single car crash killed her dog on Bessie Creek Road, Nar...
William does his bit for HeartKids
By Alana Mitchelson
A GEMBROOK boy with congenital heart disease has become one of the faces of an upcoming campaign for Sweetheart Day.
William Arrowsmith was...
Paky beating its drug habit
By Alana Mitchelson
NEW crime figures have revealed drug dealing and trafficking offences almost halved across Cardinia over the past year, dropping by 52 per...
Designed to ‘checkmate’
By Alana Mitchelson
THE proposed Glismann Road development plan would “checkmate” landowners rendering them unable to realise the full potential of their land, an experienced...
Mayor discovers historic sign
By Alana Mitchelson
MAYOR Brett Owen has helped recover a missing Beaconsfield Park sign that was historically recognised as a World War I monument.
“During the...
Bec’s bowling along
By Alana Mitchelson
ONE of Pakenham’s very own ended the year as Australia’s number one ranked female tenpin bowler for the fourth consecutive year.
Bec Whiting...
‘Soft’ quarry’s hard impact
By Alana Mitchelson
BUNYIP and Garfield residents gathered at Bunyip Hall to hear a community update on Hanson’s proposed granite quarry for Bunyip North, which...
Slithering shame
By Aneeka Simonis
AN OFFICER man was sentenced to jail after he was caught running “a very calculated operation” illegally keeping and in-breeding protected reptiles...
‘Heavy hand’ of council
By Aneeka Simonis
COUNCIL compliance officers have been accused of having a heavy-handed and intimidating approach to investigating complaints against ratepayers.
And no-one can escape...
Driven to despair
By Aneeka Simonis
Ex-councillor says shire almost made her take her own life ...
A FORMER Cardinia Shire councillor last week hijacked the new council’s first...