Grant for safer remembrance
By ALANA MITCHELSON
GEMBROOK RSL has received $4000 of Federal funding towards the restoration and upgrade of the Gembrook cenotaph and surrounds at Remembrance Park...
Horses for courses
By ALANA MITCHELSON
IT IS rare for an Anglo-Arabian horse to compete in high-level dressage, but experienced18-year-old rider Grace Lawes saw potential in Toby.
“I’d say...
New Yakkerboo artist radiates talent
By ALANA MITCHELSON
KIRA Dixon does not let her physical limitations restrict her creative freedom when it comes to her art.
“Being wheelchair bound, I can’t...
Bus stop bust up
POLICE were called to the scene of a brawl at a Pakenham bus stop.
Police arrived at a bus stop in Station Street, Pakenham, at...
Small change makes cents
By ALANA MITCHELSON
AN 11-year-old from Nar Nar Goon North has taken the initiative to form her own campaign to help homeless people and has...
Crash victim identified
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
POLICE have identified the victim of this morning’s (Friday) fatal Pakenham South collision as a 27-year-old Wantirna South man.
The male driver,...
$13m for new school
By ALANA MITCHELSON
THE State Government has announced the allocation of $13 million towards building a new primary school in Officer.
The Gum Scrub Creek Primary...
Couple twice as good
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A CATANI couple were named joint winners of the Stan Henwood Award in recognition of more than 100 years of voluntary community...
Special week for volunteers
By ROMAN KULKEWYCZ
TO celebrate “Volunteers Week” Hillview Bunyip Aged Care invited its volunteers to join the residents for a special afternoon tea last Thursday.
Appreciation...
Oldies get crafty
By ROMAN KULKEWYCZ
RESIDENTS at Hillview Bunyip Aged Care get their craft on during art classes in the Hill Centre.
Bunyip Community House resident artist, Karen...
Fatal crash and truck fire
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A DRIVER has died following a fiery two-vehicle accident involving a truck in Pakenham South this morning (Friday).
Police have been told a...
Carli never came home
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
IT was supposed to be a year of milestones and firsts.
Her first Mother’s Day, her daughter’s first birthday and the year...