Tag: News
Long weekend fatality
A MAN has died after his car struck a tree at Cowes on Saturday morning.
The vehicle was travelling along Rhyll Road, near Thompsons...
Greens get the (donkey) votes
By ALANA MITCHELSON
THE Greens have drawn the top positions for both the McMillan and La Trobe ballot papers for the upcoming federal election, securing...
Sparkling addition to a fruity range
By CASEY NEILL
OFFICER’S Bellevue Orchard has added a new product to shelves and another nod to its list of accolades.
The family company’s Summer Snow...
Learning about school from the big kids
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A NEW partnership has given Pakenham students the opportunity to mentor and develop friendships with children at a local kindergarten.
St Patricks Primary...
Sport to be rewarded for Turnbull win
By ALANA MITCHELSON
AN ELECTED Turnbull government would allocate $1 million towards improving Cardinia sport facilities, including the construction of a skate park in Beaconsfield.
La...
Courts slammed over shop raids
A PAKENHAM surf store has hit out at the courts over what it says are lenient sentences after burglars stole $15,000 worth of watches...
Thanks for your help, say police
POLICE have thanked the public after they located a man identified in CCTV footage over the theft of a credit card in Pakenham.
The man...
Credit card theft men sought
CREDIT cards stolen from a car in San Remo last month have been used to purchase cigarettes in Pakenham, Kooweerup and Lang Lang.
Detectives are...
Labor’s cash up in lights
By ALANA MITCHELSON
DEPUTY Leader of the Labor Party Tanya Plibersek visited Officer Recreation Reserve to announce a federal commitment of $500,000 to the South...
Ugly win for NBN
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
AN NBN tower will be built in Nyora despite pushback by residents who fear the spire will impact the rural living landscape....
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...