Cardinia’s tragic numbers
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
EIGHT lives were lost on Cardinia Shire roads last year, the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) revealed.
Between 1 January 2014 and 1 January...
Saving precious lives
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A YOUNG Beaconsfield woman, who has stepped in to prevent more than 80 suicides during her career in voluntary youth support, is...
Major fire timely averted
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
HIGHLY flammable liquids purposely leaked across a main street in Kooweerup last week could have started a major fire, the captain from...
Welcome to the Rusty show
The Water Diviner (M)
Starring: Russell Crowe, directed by Russell Crowe, as told to Russell Crowe
MUCH-trumpeted and long-awaited, The Water Diviner really only has one...
Vigilante streets
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
Strap: Armed men search for skeleton crew of masked intruders
A SERIES of thefts carried out by “aggressive” masked thugs was allegedly met...
Pakenham motel at last
A LARGE-scale accommodation centre will be developed next to the Cardinia Club on Racecourse Road in Pakenham.
Pakenham Racing Club chief executive Michael Hodge revealed...
Man’s body found
By BEN CAMERON
UPDATE 5.55PM:
Husband and wife neighbours of the man said he was a quiet bloke who kept to himself, believed to be in...
Delivery in loading zone
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
ST JOHN of God in Berwick delivered more than 900 healthy babies last year while the wider hospital group reached...
The art of Kooweerup
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A LOCAL artist hand-picked to craft Kooweerup’s first public artwork will get started on the project this month.
Mount Burnett-based artist...
Christmas returns to Garfield
By Aneeka Simonis
PLENTY of people turned out for the fun-filled Garfield Christmas Festival last month.
The once-annual festival was revived after a 14-year...
Positive Outlook
By BEN CAMERON
PERHAPS Tony Fitgzerald has been able to guide the marginalised - those without opportunity - so effectively because he understands where many...
Christmas car thefts
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
POLICE said an “unusually high” number of cars were stolen from the Cardinia Shire area over the Christmas break.
IN JUST just three...
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Lighting up the night sky
An “extreme” geomagnetic storm led to a stunning aurora australis over the weekend.
The first of its kind in more than 20 years, the G5...
