Tag: News
Beau tells farmers to hang tough
DAIRY farmers from across the region have used the South Gippsland Dairy Expo to access information and resources to improve their farm business.
GippsDairy reported...
Garfield theatre green-light
By Alana Mitchelson
PLANS are underway for the iconic Garfield Picture Theatre’s re-opening night, after the council granted a blanket permit to secure the venue’s...
Crims really dig the mail
By Aneeka Simonis
OFFENDERS have gone to the effort to dig out a mailbox concreted into the ground in Officer.
The timber panel letterbox was...
They came and left together
By Lia Spencer
LIFE as we know it can change overnight.
On 22 August 1998, I went to sleep blissfully unaware of the tragedy I would...
Discussion on bushfire prevention plan
By Aneeka Simonis
POTENTIAL roadside fire hazards will be removed in preparation for bushfire season.
Grass on either side of Healesville-Kooweerup Road will be slashed,...
Electronic waste equals jobs
By Alana Mitchelson
GROUND has been broken for the development of an e-waste facility in Officer, creating jobs for the shire’s disadvantaged.
The Outlook-run e-waste facility...
Call for improved bus service
By Alana Mitchelson
AGEING residents from Pakenham’s northern fringe fearing isolation have called for an extension of bus route 925 due to the lack of...
Fire brigades stick together
By Casey Neill
NAR Nar Goon Fire Brigade members thanked their Dandenong Fire Station colleagues for support in their time of need.
South East Region Brigade...
Awakening our next young leaders
By Russell Bennett
A LIFE-CHANGING leadership camp has helped to inspire the next generation, with a pair of Pakenham Secondary College Year 9 students learning...
Danger days for troubled junctions
By Aneeka Simonis
THE worst casualty crash intersections and peak crash times have been revealed by police working to drive down road trauma in Cardinia...
Crossing upgrade advocacy gathers pace
By Alana Mitchelson
ADVOCACY for the upgrade of one of Pakenham’s most dangerous level crossings is stronger than ever after a double fatal at a...
Siblings go extra mile for African kids
By Alana Mitchelson
THE fund-raising efforts of Upper Beaconsfield siblings Lauren and Matthew Hutson have given South African children the gift of visiting the beach,...