Gazette marks big milestone
By Kyra Gillespie
The Gazette celebrated 100 years of production in Pakenham June last year with a centenary edition highlighting major events that...
Heidi’s loss is her gain
By Kyra Gillespie
After conquering her own weight-loss goals, Australian Michelle Bridges Program winner Heidi Scott Wilson is helping others do the same....
Memories of the 1930s in Upper Beaconsfield
This Gazette article - published in the late 1980s or early ’90s - looks at Upper Beaconsfield in the 1930s through the eyes of...
Pakenham’s first road rage?
Those who think road rage is a relatively new phenomenon - fuelled by frustration on the likes of the Monash Freeway - need to...
Pakenham’s business pioneer
Oscar Smith was Pakenham’s business pioneer. The former Swedish sailor travelled the world twice and chose to settle in Pakenham when the town was...
Publican, storekeeper help nab thieves
The effort of Nar Nar Goon publican Richard Raftis and storekeeper Jack Spencer in foiling a couple of would-be robbers played out in the...
Pioneers settle on IYU estate
Imagine milking 600 cows by hand.
Well, that is part of the colourful history of the IYU Station Estate, the first sign of European settlement...
Swamp becomes a lake
About 1000 people were left homeless as the Kooweerup Swamp became a lake 83 years ago in what still rates as one of the...
Open at last
By Kyra Gillespie
The Heritage Springs Cafe has officially reopened after a fire-bomb attack destroyed the interior earlier this year.
Three men, who...
Talent abounds at Gippsland greyhound series launch
Australia’s biggest greyhound racing regional series will return for a second year to the Gippsland region.
The Gippsland Cup was launched at the Traralgon Greyhound...
Brad’s battle
Former Maryknoll Fire Brigade captain Brad Waterhouse tragically died on 9 April aged 45.
Brad was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in early 2015...
Gowans to lead Roo girls
By Russell Bennett
Scott Gowans has evolved at each and every stop along his footy coaching journey so far, and all the lessons he’s learned...
More funding critical for Neighbourhood Houses
A call for more staff and programs by Neighbourhood Houses has gained the support of the council, as more government funding is sought to...
