No to more pokies
By ALANA MITCHELSON
CARDINIA Shire Council has rejected an application requesting the introduction of 22 additional pokie machines to the shire.
The application sparked an hour-long...
Trespasser crosses the line
A TRESPASSER has been blamed for major delays on the Pakenham-Cranbourne train line this afternoon.
Metro announced commuter delays of up to 30 minutes...
Tested to the limits
By ALANA MITCHELSON
PAKENHAM business M-Innovation has been selected as a Victorian finalist at this year’s prestigious Telstra Business Awards.
After being nominated by a customer,...
Garfield gets the picture
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A GARFIELD couple has spent almost two decades restoring the iconic Garfield Picture Theatre, expected to re-open later this year as a...
‘Lucky to be alive’ in pre-dawn house fire
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
ARSON investigators have ruled a Pakenham house fire as non-suspicious despite reports a resident inside the burning home heard footsteps outside his...
Stranded family rescued after days
By ALANA MITCHELSON
AFTER spending five days and four long, cold nights stranded in remote bushland, a Bunyip family of six were flown to safety...
Midnight armed street robbery
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A MAN was threatened with a machete before narrowly escaping a punching blow to the head in a late night armed robbery...
Small shop is a big help
THE Garfield Community Shop opened its doors in December 2012 and since then has been raising money to support the local community.
This small shop,...
Asleep in car with drugs, scales and deal bags
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
A DRUG addict has pleaded guilty of trafficking after he and a driver were found asleep in a stationary car with methamphetamines...
Wood set to tackle Turnbull
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
LA TROBE sitting MP Jason Wood, whose probable election win has yet to be announced, has dumped on the Coalition’s “stupid” federal...
Major delays on Monash
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
CITY-bound motorists are facing major delays on the Monash Freeway as emergency crews work to clear a morning collision.
The two right...
Boy is ready to run
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD boy who is determined the beat his record time will compete in his 50th community-led ParkRun event this Saturday.
Hudson Alonso’s...
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Call for action as ambulance services continue to be stretched by...
An ambulance crew was subjected to an arduous trip out to Warburton as the sky-high demand for emergency responses and the prevalence of non-emergency...
