News
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Talking election: Voting cards and Bruce insights
With the election just days away, candidates and MPs are out in droves in their electorates, as their party’s how-to-vote cards tell a preferential story.…
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Call for disaster relief fund
The sky cracked with lightning over Tonimbuk, and within hours, Sue and David McMahon’s world was reduced to smoke, ash, and heartbreak. During the 2019…
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The highway’s ‘missing link’
PRECEDE The Princes Highway and Freeway are far from short of road works. At any given time, traffic management diverts or redirects at least one…
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Starling Road redevelopment causes outrage
The development of Officer’s Starling Road for incoming housing estates has stirred the ire of the community, with calls for a review into the future…
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Shops cry for help
The last reported break-in on High Street was at the Berwick Inn Hotel on April 9, but Easter weekend proved businesses are still vulnerable. Berwick…
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Police investigate Pakenham collision
Cardinia Highway Patrol officers are appealing for dashcam footage as they investigate a collision in Pakenham on Sunday night. It is understood a black dirt…
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Tynong Anzac Day Service
The Tynong Fire Brigade and Progress Association held an Anzac Day Service at the Cenotaph on Railway Avenue at 10.30am. It was well supported by…
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Wood a red hot favourite
The bookies have incumbent Coalition MP Jason Wood a raging hot favourite to retain La Trobe at Saturday’s Federal Election. The TAB is offering odds…
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Locals raise thousands to fight cancer
Berwick local Debra Wells showed that anyone can make a difference by hosting her own biggest morning tea to raise funds for cancer research. Titled…
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Status quo expected in South East as election nears
With the election day this weekend, it’s predicted that the “status quo may prevail” in the South East for the next three years. The final…
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Yakkerboo returns
Yakkerboo has bounced into town with a spectacular 2025 that proves it keeps the community spirit alive almost 50 years from its inception. Despite patches…
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Emerald commemorates the 110th anniversary of Anzac Day
Under the still darkness of the early morning, hundreds of locals gathered for the Anzac Day Dawn Service at Emerald RSL. The Puffing Billy’s mournful…