26 Oct 09 | RACING bookmaker Garry Thomas concedes a bookie must be a gambler - but not a sore loser - to be in the business.
26 Oct 09 | YOU don't have to travel far to enjoy the races. In the south-east there are four racing clubs hosting their own major events including Oaks Day, Christmas carnivals and family fun days.
26 Oct 09 | DRESSING for the races doesn't have to be a stressful or financially draining process.
26 Oct 09 | IT is halfway into the world's greatest racing carnival and it is proving an outstanding year.
26 Oct 09 | CRICKET'S version of the television series My Three Sons became a reality when Danny Allen played for Hampton Park's F-grade team with his boys Nathan, 17, Ashleigh, 15, and Brandon, 11.
26 Oct 09 | THOSE who pay attention to the finer details and showcase spring's fresh colours stand the best chance of winning Fashions On The Field at Victorian racecourses this season, says Country Racing Victoria fashion ambassador Sally-Anne Marshall.
26 Oct 09 | THANKS to some smart thinking, 12 Beaconhills Christian College students will be jetting to the US for an international battle of the minds.
26 Oct 09 | THE charismatic Joe Avati and his troupe are coming back to Keysborough with their hilarious show Viva Lost Wages.
26 Oct 09 | THE future of soccer in Cardinia Shire was given a strong kick forward last week when Cardinia Council approved a regional soccer strategy in conjunction with neighbouring Casey and Yarra Ranges councils.
26 Oct 09 | A PAKENHAM resident leading the charge against a proposed subdivision in his court says the development will hurt his neighbourhood.
26 Oct 09 | A SOUTH-east bushfire protection company claims a national standard for bushfire bunkers needs to be implemented to avoid people dying in units built by rogue operators.
26 Oct 09 | THANKS to a "blokes only" group known as the Men's Shed, males from all walks of life in Cardinia Shire have a safe place to call their own - away from the fairer sex.
26 Oct 09 | CARDINIA Shire council has met the developers of twin service stations being built in Officer in a bid to establish driver-reviver rest stops at the sites.
26 Oct 09 | SHOPPERS who park illegally in disabled spaces or exceed restricted times will face tougher penalties.
26 Oct 09 | TRAFFIC lights have been switched on along McGregor Road in Pakenham as the first stage of duplication works near completion.
26 Oct 09 | PREPARATION for the coming bushfire season kicked off last week as staff from the Department of Sustainability and Parks Victoria and volunteers worked to establish containment lines in Lysterfield State Park.
26 Oct 09 | CALLING all want-to-be actors. Next month Windmill Theatre Company is auditioning for its 2010 production of Miss Saigon.
26 Oct 09 | MEMORIES will be relived at Sandown's annual In2 Collectables Retro Fest this Sunday.
26 Oct 09 | MOTORISTS will have to abide by new road rules next month as the State Government pushes to make roads safer.
26 Oct 09 | LOBBY group Taxed Out will hold a public meeting on a proposed tax on properties in Melbourne's growth areas.