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  • Christmas lights up

    Christmas lights up

    Locals sent in images of their impressive Christmas lights. Read more

  • Festive season begins

    Festive season begins

    The Berwick Artists Society wrapped up a vibrant year of creativity with a lively Christmas party on Saturday, 6 December, bringing members together to celebrate…

  • Compelled by love, youth raise funds

    Compelled by love, youth raise funds

    Ending the year with some good cheer and kindness, a group of young Rotarians from Emerald have raised funds for an international charity, showing dedication…

  • Endeavour Hills killer loses appeal

    Endeavour Hills killer loses appeal

    An obsessively jealous bodybuilder who violently stabbed to death his ex-partner in front of her children and her mother in Endeavour Hills has lost his…

  • Pearcedale company hit with $10,000 fine

    Pearcedale company hit with $10,000 fine

    A Pearcedale company was hit with a $10,000 fine and the cost of the cleanup after dumping 37,000 litres of drilling sludge near the Ovens…

  • Police presence set to be bolstered at Fountain Gate Shopping Centre

    Police presence set to be bolstered at Fountain Gate Shopping Centre

    Over the next three months, Victoria Police will bolster patrols and Protective Services Officers at four metropolitan shopping centres, including Westfield Fountain Gate. It comes…

  • From magic carpets to meaningful classrooms: what does It mean to be Australian?

    From magic carpets to meaningful classrooms: what does It mean to be Australian?

    This week we had the joy of attending my nephew’s (Dad’s grandson’s) end-of-year school production at Carwatha College. The theme? Aladdin and Jasmine travel exploring…

  • Coffee grounds in our infrastructure

    Coffee grounds in our infrastructure

    RMIT researchers are advancing new ways to cut the carbon footprint of infrastructure by turning everyday organic waste into useful construction materials. A life-cycle analysis…

  • Cuddly critters arrive for Christmas

    Cuddly critters arrive for Christmas

    Cuddly critters have arrived just in time for Christmas, thanks to the efforts of Pakenham Purls member Michele Ashworth. On Thursday 4 December, Michele donated…

  • As Pakenham is revamped, remember to shop local

    As Pakenham is revamped, remember to shop local

    The council is reminding residents to shop local this Christmas as construction of Stage 1 of Pakenham Revitalisation is set to pause in order to…

  • $13 million machete amnesty ends

    $13 million machete amnesty ends

    The controversial $13 million machete amnesty has ended, with authorities warning anyone caught with the banned weapon could face up to two years imprisonment or…

  • Tragic plea before parliament

    Tragic plea before parliament

    More than 37,000 signatures demanding the Meningococcal B vaccine be made free were delivered to Victoria Parliament on Wednesday morning by the mother, schoolmates, and…