Tag: News
Pruned pay fight
By BRIDGET SCOTT
EMPLOYEES at the Cranbourne Royal Botanic Gardens are fighting for their rights for the first time in 30 years.
Protected industrial action has...
Growing green thumbs
By BRIDGET SCOTT
WHILE parents popped off to the shops, students potted up to celebrate the start of the school holidays.
Around 100 youngsters turned out...
It’s all Chinese at Alkira
By BRIDGET COOK
THERE was lion dancing, dumpling making and martial arts as Alkira Secondary College students got to experience Chinese culture last week.
The school...
Footy fashion in the classroom
By BRIDGET SCOTT
RIVARLY was at its finest at Tooradin Primary School when students painted the school red, yellow, black and blue.
A brightly coloured footy...
Pink piggies have special appeal
By BRIDGET SCOTT
CHILDREN across the country will be tickled pink by piggies after a massive fundraiser hosted by the Commonwealth Bank.
Five giant piggy banks,...
Boost for the disabled
By BRIDGET SCOTT
A HEALTH worker from Lyndhurst is excited to begin a new chapter in her career with the opening of a rehabilitation centre...
Quick reaction
By BRIDGET SCOTT
Mum praises botanic gardens after son’s snake bite...
DESPITE a potentially fatal snake attack on her son last weekend, Narre Warren mother Miranda...
Muslim leader breaks silence
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
A RELIGIOUS leader at the Hallam mosque patronised by Numan Haider says his community has been under heightened stress since the 18-year-old...
Assault centre closes
By BRIDGET SCOTT
ONE of Cranbourne's two South-Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault services has been forced to close with staff being moved to a new...
Fountain fashionistas
They are an A-list pair who entertained screaming fans on Friday, but Giuliana and Bill Rancic took some time out of their busy schedule...
Nearby shopping
BERWICK, Cranbourne and Clyde residents will welcome a brand new shopping precinct right at their doorstep with construction about to get underway for a...
Aze’s one brave heart
By BRIDGET SCOTT
A YOUNG boy from East Timor was the recipient of life-saving heart surgery last month, thanks to the Dunscombe family from Cranbourne.
Following...