Time to think anew
ONE advantage of the global economic crisis is that it forces us to re-evaluate what is really important. The realisation that we can do...
Park of joy
By Melissa GrantSKATERS and BMX riders will be able to olly and mono at a new skate park from mid January.
Construction of a new...
From games to olympics
By Marc McGowanTHE Pacific School Games provided many of Australia’s finest junior athletes with their first taste of international competition.
And the experience is set...
Hoons take Shanks’ pony
PAKENHAM is a popular place for hoons, according to recent Victoria Police statistics. Police have impounded 34 cars in Pakenham this year.
Hoons are defined...
VCE high achievers
By Melissa Grant and Jade LawtonYEAR 12 students in Cardinia and Casey were given some closure on Monday when they received their VCE results.
Thirteen...
2010 start for new station
CONSTRUCTION on Cardinia Road Station will begin in 2010.
The State Government made this commitment when it unveiled its $38 million Transport Plan on Monday.
The...
Seniors devastated by birdbath vandals
By Melissa GrantVANDALS smashed a birdbath at Millhaven Hostel on Tuesday night, shattering an elderly woman’s routine in the process.
The incident comes a fortnight...
Shops prize their festive trimming
STAFF at Darren Spargo’s Pakenham Photo Barn are getting into the festive spirit.
Photo Barn’s, in Main Street, has decorated its windows with festive flair...
Cardinia mayor flags debt plan
BILL Pearson is the new mayor of the Cardinia Shire.
Cr Pearson, a former banker and construction company operator, defeated Ranges Ward councillor Ed Chatwin...
Dress up windows and win
A PAKENHAM Business Group promotion will have traders filling their shop-fronts with Christmas decorations.
The group is running a competition to encourage traders in the...
It’s still go for the ‘Mo’
MOST of the moustaches are gone but the money Cardinia Shire Council raised during its Movember campaign is still growing.
So far, $6500 has been...
Turf blaze
By Jade LawtonLUNCH was called off at Evergreen Turf yesterday after a fire destroyed the farm’s tea room.
A staff member taking a toilet break...