Cash injection boost for hospital expansion
By Aneeka Simonis
MORE than 25 per cent more economic investment has been funnelled into the multi-million upgrade of Casey Hospital, but patients will have...
Social media wedding wishes
IT will come as a surprise to many that local couple Fraser Selby and Emily Hewitt were married on Saturday 8 October in an...
Fashion steps forward
By Aneeka Simonis
THE fashion was red hot at the VIP Fashion Festival in Berwick.
More than 400 women roamed Berwick Village after hours on...
Star cops minor storm damage
STAR News Group is used to reporting news - not making it!
That changed on Sunday when heavy winds forced a tree down at the...
SES members on their toes
By Alana Mitchelson
EMERALD SES was faced with its busiest 24 hours in five years as severe winds shook the region on Sunday.
“We received more...
Gas leak sends seniors into lockdown
By Aneeka Simonis
ELDERLY residents went into lockdown following a nearby gas leak in Bunyip.
Police said residents at Hillview Bunyip Aged Care were told to...
Police extend cultural ranks
By Aneeka Simonis
MORE than a dozen south Sudanese people from the Pakenham area are expected to attend a Victoria Police recruitment event.
The interest...
Teams take the challenge
A BEACONHILLS College team has placed second in the gruelling national finals of the Hillary Challenge.
The three-day event run by The Outdoor Education Group...
Firefighters assist flooded South Australia
By Alana Mitchelson
TOOMUC Fire Brigade members were among Cardinia volunteers dispatched to flood affected areas in South Australia to help save at-risk homes last...
Pets show they’ve got their own talents
By Alana Mitchelson
HUNDREDS of animal lovers with their pets of all shapes and sizes congregated in Pakenham for the annual Pet Expo on Saturday.
The...
Horse-drawn hearse a dead cert
By Alana Mitchelson
AN INTRICATE horse-drawn hearse highlighted the Harness Horse Society (HHS) of Victoria state championships event in Berwick on Sunday.
The recently imported Herbie...
Garryowen bagged on seventh attempt
By Alana Mitchelson
PAKENHAM’s Briony Randle has won this year’s prestigious Garryowen Equestrienne Turnout on board former racehorse Entourage.
The competition held by the Royal Agricultural...
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Final Anzac Day service as president for Upper Beaconsfield stalwart
It was a bittersweet day for outgoing Upper Beaconsfield Returned and Services League (RSL) sub-branch president Eric Chaplin OAM on Anzac Day, with a...
