News
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Legal service overwhelmed, underfunded
An overwhelmed South East community legal centre is facing “tough decisions” due to what it says is chronic underfunding from governments. South-East Monash Legal Service…
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Disney World for South East?
A Disney World for the open spaces of Greater Dandenong or Casey has been proposed by South Eastern Metropolitan MP David Limbrick. In response to…
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Family violence legal support demand on the rise
The Peninsula Community Legal Centre (PCLC) is calling for more funding for the family violence legal sector as close to 60 per cent of clients…
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Residents call to ‘save our lamps’
Residents are trying to prevent the ‘heritage’ in Heritage Springs from being replaced as the estate’s historic lamp fittings are being removed by the council,…
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Moore no more
This year will be the last for Graeme Moore as a councillor, announcing he will not be running in the upcoming election and will retire…
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Who is in, who is ruled and who to watch for in the upcoming election
PRECEDE Still months out from this year’s council elections the battle lines have yet to be fully revealed, yet some have put their hat in…
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Join the Civic Concert Band
The Cardinia Civic Concert Band, a cornerstone of the local cultural scene and the oldest band in Australia dating back to the 1800s, is excited…
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Council debates State Government’s industrial zoning
The question of the State Government’s stringent industrial zoning emerged in council that resulted in the overturning of a motion to reject a Martial Arts…
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Protecting the environment in Cardinia
Each passing year concerns for the natural world only grows and World Environment Day this week is a day to reflect on the prevalent issues…
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Trapped in the NDIS gap
People with mental illness are being forced into aged care and homelessness due to ‘falling through cracks’ in the NDIS system, a South East provider…
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Dore Road sealed
Dore Road, the old dirt track between Pakenham and Nar Nar Goon that will soon be Pakenham East, has been finally sealed. In the past…
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Level crossings gone, new stations open
The landscape of Pakenham has been transformed as trains now run overhead with the two brand-new stations and rail bridge officially open. This week’s Monday…