Talkin’ trash
GARBAGE councillors Collin Ross and Jodie Owen are not afraid to get their hands dirty - litter-ally.
The two Cardinia Shire Councillors were both photographed...
Mechanic’s burnout
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A MAN whose Pakenham business is centred around repairing cars was caught out driving his own recklessly, and with a...
Bailed in bash case
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A MAN charged with bashing his 20-year-old, pregnant partner in front of his daughter at a home in Pakenham has been...
Adam is looking for his Eve
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
HEARTS across the state are aflutter with the vision of Drouin South’s most eligible bachelor featured on this season’s Farmer Wants a...
Council’s job-loss surge
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
STAFF turnover at Cardinia Shire Council is double the average rate experienced by Victoria’s 78 other local governments.
Forty workers handed in their...
Gun shop knocked back
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
A PARKING technicality has allowed Cardinia Shire councillors to refuse a planning permit for a shop that would have sold guns just...
Rare honour for Peter and Molly
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
TWO members of the Emerald community have been awarded Australia Day Awards as part of Cardinia Shire Council’s 2016 Australia Day celebrations.
Molly...
Recycling for plastic packaging
CARDINIA Shire residents can now recycle more, with council introducing recycling of plastic bags and other flexible (soft) plastic packaging into the household recycling...
Tahlia’s maiden fund-raiser takes off
By Peter Douglas
WHEN it comes to fund-raising, Emerald mother Cherylee Studham didn’t realise the level of passion her daughter possessed.
Tahlia Studham, 13, first approached...
Great setting for romance
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
LOVE will be in the air at two romantic spots in Berwick this Valentine’s Day.
Wilson Botanic Park and the Old Cheese...
Grants to boost health
LOCAL sport and recreation clubs in Cardinia can now apply for funding to help Victorians get more active, more often with the latest round...
Seniors get top chef
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A FORMER high-flying executive chef is using his extensive experience within the food industry to help enrich the lives of aged care...