News
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Cost of living support day is back
Needed more than ever, the Bring Your Bills day will be back in Pakenham next week, ready to help locals with cost-of-living relief. As bills…
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Have your say on the Draft Berwick Village Major Activity Centre Structure Plan
The Draft Berwick Village Major Activity Centre Structure Plan is now open for community feedback. The draft structure plan was endorsed at the May council…
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Locals slam ‘Post and Boast’ Law
A new state law aimed at jailing offenders who post videos of their crimes online has drawn fierce criticism from Casey and Cardinia residents who…
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$430k for Pakenham Outdoor Pool
The Pakenham Outdoor Pool will see a $430,000 injection over the next 12 months, thanks to a recent uptick in funding from Cardinia Shire Council.…
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SBS Dandenong push welcomed by mayor
In a show of bipartisan unity, Victorian upper-house MPs have called for public broadcaster SBS to be based in one of Melbourne’s multicultural hotspots such…
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A year on from council decision, Pakenham East still not named
It’s been a year since the new name of Honora Fields was formally adopted for the expansion of Pakenham to the east, but the council…
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Drouin oil spill gets EPA fine
Evison Grain Pty Ltd has received a $5,928 fine from EPA Victoria after a spill at its Drouin premises sent nearly 1,000 litres of canola…
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Tree falls on car, passengers uninjured
Two people are fortunate to walk away from a collision with a tree that fell right in front of them. Bayles and Nar Nar Goon…
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New Port of Hastings Terminal proposal comes out
The State Government has submitted a modified proposal for the Port of Hastings Terminal for Federal approval with reduced reclamation and dredging, and the public…
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Woman sustains serious injuries in house fire
Terrified neighbours watched in horror as a devastating house fire tore through a home in Pakenham last Thursday with a 79-year-old woman sustaining serious injuries.…
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Underage driver caught over the limit
Members from Cardinia Highway Patrol were conducting routine patrols of the Cardinia area on Saturday night, where they detected a White Holden travelling at 127…
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Housing crisis traps victims
With no safe housing available, many domestic violence victims are trapped in an impossible choice: stay in danger or face homelessness. In the latest crime…