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  • Relay for Life spirit shines through rain

    Relay for Life spirit shines through rain

    The 2025 Relay for Life went ahead in high spirits despite the rain, bringing together hundreds of participants who helped raise more than $121,000 for…

  • Health threat from Discrimination

    Health threat from Discrimination

    Discrimination is rising in Cardinia, putting one in three residents who speak a language other than English at serious health risk, experts warn. According to…

  • Seniors at-risk of AI spam and online scam

    Seniors at-risk of AI spam and online scam

    Have you recently fallen for artificial-intelligence-generated content? Or maybe you’re finding it harder to spot a scam online? You’re not alone — new research from…

  • About Town: The Carleen quaddie and boom gates gone

    About Town: The Carleen quaddie and boom gates gone

    The ‘Carleen quaddie’ Pakenham-based jockey Carleen Hefel is coming off a red-letter week. She single-handedly rode all four legs of the quaddie at Ballarat last…

  • Hit-and-run leaves grandparents “forever scarred”

    Hit-and-run leaves grandparents “forever scarred”

    An elderly couple has been left injured and traumatised after a stolen ute slammed into their vehicle in Narre Warren, before the driver fled the…

  • New facilities for staff and students at Beaconhills College

    New facilities for staff and students at Beaconhills College

    Senator for Victoria Lisa Darmanin opened a new Year 7 and 8 Centre at Beaconhills College on October 22, which will improve student educational outcomes.…

  • KWR honours St Sofia

    KWR honours St Sofia

    A tradition from the old country now strong down under, Kooweerup celebrated over 50 years honouring their Patron Saint Sofia. The St Sophia Festival was…

  • Streets band together: new app puts safety at your fingertips

    Streets band together: new app puts safety at your fingertips

    After hearing countless stories of break-ins and local residents feeling unsafe in their own homes, Chelsea man Stuart Mason decided to do something about it.…

  • Locals tour swamp history

    Locals tour swamp history

    On Friday, 24 October, the Nar Nar Goon Progress Association History Group went on a bus trip with more than 50 people travelling around landmarks…

  • Best of local at Berwick fete

    Best of local at Berwick fete

    Local craft and baked goods were on display in Berwick this weekend at the St Andrews Berwick Uniting Church fete. The church’s annual event showcases…

  • ‘Keep Our Doors Open’

    ‘Keep Our Doors Open’

    Cardinia Council is backing a statewide campaign calling for a 25 per cent increase in funding for neighbourhood houses, warning that underfunding is forcing closures,…

  • Levy breaks the record

    Levy breaks the record

    A record-breaking petition with nearly 44,000 signatures, with strong local support was tabled in State Parliament on October 14, by Joe McCracken, Liberal Member for…

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