Body heat tapped for power
IN THE future, households won’t buy refrigerators, they will “hire cold hours" and “wearables" won’t only clothe people but monitor the environment and turn...
Stepdad’s brutal sex assaults
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A TRANSGENDER child’s stepdad used money and favours to keep his victim - then a girl - quiet during years of incestuous...
Beaconhills unequalled in equathon
COMBINE horses, swimming and cross-country running and what do you get? An equathon.
Beaconhills College entered a huge contingent of competitors in the 2016 Balcombe...
Multiple taps with swiped card
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A STOLEN credit card swiped from a car in Pakenham has been used several times in stores in the area.
Police have...
Testing times for tobacco retailers
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
DODGY tobacco retailers in Cardinia Shire have felt the expensive force of the law with some fined up to $9100 for breaches...
Shire scores sports goals
SPORT and recreation clubs in the Cardinia Shire will share in close to $1 million of funding as part of the latest round of...
No gun in house of booze
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
POLICE recently descended on a Pakenham house with reported firearm activity - only to uncover those inside the house were...
CFA veteran could quit
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A FIREFIGHTER union takeover of the CFA will force Victoria’s longest-serving member, Duncan Holman, of Bunyip, to resign.
With 78 years of...
Teen thieves on burglary spree
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
BABY-FACED criminals with suspected links to the Apex gang or their emerging group of copycat offenders are thought to be responsible for...
All smiles with Irish voices
By ALANA MITCHELSON
ALL-GIRL group Co-cheòl has gone from strength to strength since being crowned the champions at the Australian A Cappella State Championships and...
Scarred under the skin
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
WHEN family violence specialists begin working with a domestic abuser, they are not just working to correct the years of dangerous, learnt...
Food glorious food sampled
THE Rotary Club of Pakenham dispensed with its regular Tuesday night meeting schedule last week to taste the district’s culinary delights.
Various food and hospitality...
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Cardinia Foundation’s latest partner
Pakenham’s Sunrise2Sunrise is looking forward to expanding their support for those in need as they join many other local businesses and organisations by becoming...
