Tag: News
Our cops under attack
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
POLICE working the beat in the outer south-east are victim to a shocking number of physical assaults.
And they aren’t the only...
Church plans in motion
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
CONTESTED church plans for Lakeside are now in motion, with Cardinia Shire Council approving the Seventh-day Adventist Church application despite close to...
Budget a missed opportunity
By ALANA MITCHELSON
THE Federal Budget is a missed opportunity to “provide fairness” for five million residents of fast-growing outer suburbs, according to a key...
School’s plan to limit students
By ALANA MITCHELSON
AN OFFICER secondary school will prioritise students enrolled at feeder primary schools beginning next year.
Since its initial opening, Officer Secondary College (OSC)...
Ute overturned in freeway crash
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A UTE was flipped on its side after a multi-vehicle crash at Pakenham, on the Princes Freeway near the Kooweerup Road exit...
Friendly face of ageing shire
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
SENIORS make up a big slice of Cardinia Shire - a fact acknowledged by the council which is one of six across...
Man trapped under car
A FERNTREE Gully man was flown to hospital over the weekend after being caught under an out-of-control car on a rural property in Cockatoo.
The...
Caught graffiti vandal gives worker a spray
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A YOUTH sprung tagging buildings in Pakenham continued on his vandal spree despite being caught on camera.
Unflinching by the threat of...
Burn-off bungles leave firies fuming
By ALANA MITCHELSON
CARDINIA fire brigades have been called out to a high number of private burn-offs this week, causing volunteers to respond unnecessarily.
While legal,...
Social housing to take people off struggle street
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A VACANT block in Pakenham will be sold to a social housing provider to make way for up to 12 homes.
Single parent...
Many feathers adorn Heather’s hat
By ALANA MITCHELSON
VERY much a strong presence in the Cardinia community, Pakenham’s Heather Shallard could never understand how people could simply stand back and...
Station parking woes addressed
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
HUNDREDS of new car parking spaces will be introduced to busy train stations in the south-east growth corridor to ease the squeeze...
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Farm shed battle
A neighbourly dispute over a hemp farming business in Vervale has been scheduled for a massive three-day hearing in VCAT to address alleged concerns...
