This is the last edition of the News for 2005. The first edition of the new year will appear in letterboxes on Thursday, 5 January.
Star News Group’s Pakenham office will close on Friday, 23 December and reopen on Tuesday, 3 January.
The Berwick office will close on Wednesday, 21 December at 5pm and reopen Monday, 9 January.
Management and staff at Star News Group wish readers and advertisers a merry Christmas and a happy and safe new year.