Tag: News
Snakes slide into shopping centre
By Alana Mitchelson
PAKENHAM children had the rare chance to get up close and personal with the world’s five deadliest snakes at a show in...
A woman of influence
By Aneeka Simonis
TRAPPED and terrified.
Kristy McKellar recalled the day her ex-husband was freed from court, released after being granted the right to appeal a...
From 70 to zero, Francisco goes
WHAT is an acceptable number of road deaths?
Narre Warren’s Francisco Cerros was asked that question last year when he fronted a TAC road...
Road crash injury rates spiral
NEW Transport Accident Commission data shows areas on Melbourne’s suburban fringe have some of the highest road crash injury rates in the state.
The TAC’s...
No long weekend deaths
WHAT is better than a drought breaking premiership for the Western Bulldogs?
For Victoria Police Road Policing Command it is a long weekend with no...
Private eyes
By Aneeka Simonis
Residents drive plan to build their own anti-crime street CCTV…
A VIRTUAL security fence is being proposed to protect Lakeside residents from crime.
Dubbed...
Kids give it a go
By Alana Mitchelson
CHILDREN eager to showcase their talent in the public arena will have the opportunity to perform on stage in Bunyip next month.
In...
Diversity welcome in Uniting Church
PAKENHAM Uniting Church, which is part of the Officer Mission Area, celebrated its present and past cultural heritage on Sunday 2 October.
The congregation in...
Adopted greyhounds charm shoppers
By Alana Mitchelson
SHOPPERS were surprised to stumble across greyhounds in the centre of a Pakenham shopping centre.
Owner of three retired greyhounds Julie Dixon has...
Paramedic firefighters
By Alana Mitchelson
PAKENHAM CFA firefighters have been trained in how to respond to medical emergencies alongside paramedics to better support the town’s two ambulances...
Kooweerup man’s $800,000 ticket
A MAN in his forties from Kooweerup also kicked a winning goal on the grand final weekend after discovering his TattsLotto entry won a...
Aggravated burglary spikes
By Aneeka Simonis
AGGRAVATED burglary rates have almost tripled in Cardinia Shire in the past year.
And the increase in home invasions is hugely disproportionate to...
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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...
