Home on a high for Christmas
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
IT WASN’T until his son was born that Brendan Luehman started putting up Christmas lights.
But since then it’s become both a passion...
Partner bashed in park
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
A PAKENHAM man, who bashed his partner in a park, has threatened to throw two large rocks at a Good Samaritan’s car.
Christmas...
Leesa’s a top young achiever
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
YEARS of dedication and hard work paid off for a Lang Lang student over the weekend when she was presented with one...
Recognition awards for youth
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
OUTSTANDING young people were recognised for making positive steps toward a bright future at an awards ceremony in Pakenham last week.
Sponsored by...
Police training comes out of the dark ages
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
FORMER domestic violence training practices within the police force were “atrocious”, according to a senior Pakenham officer who said he only spent...
Kasey’s conversion therapy
Kasey Chambers
Hallam Hotel
3 December
I WALKED into Kasey Chambers’ gig at the Hallam Hotel as an observer - and left a fully-fledged fan.
Gippsland’s Harry Hookey...
Eye on seedy Melbourne
Good Money
By J.M. Green
GOOD Money’s protagonist is Stella Hardy, a middle-aged social worker partial to a bit of cynicism and whisky.
Good Money sees...
Power of Lego unleashed
By LIA SPENCER
IT WAS during Christmas last year when Berwick woman Bindy Cammell realised the power of Lego.
Her son Corey had enjoyed playing with...
Foundation seeks new directors
THE Casey Cardinia Foundation is looking for two new directors to join its board.
The Casey Cardinia Foundation is a philanthropic community foundation - its...
Recipe for aged care residents
By ROMAN KULKEWYCZ
ALL proceeds from a cookbook produced by Hillview Bunyip Aged Care will be used to purchase iPads and other items for music...
PSOs on slow track to safety
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A SENIOR police plan for Protective Services Officers (PSO) to be deployed to dozens of metropolitan stations is well behind schedule, with...
Christmas and a special guest
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
IT’S beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Kooweerup, with their annual Christmas carols event just around the corner.
From 5pm...