Jan’s full ration of Christmas
By Narelle Coulter
Jan Ketcher’s unit is filled with the sweet aroma of baking fruit cake.
Jan grabs a tea-towel and slides the cooked cake out...
Get a selfie with Santa
The festive season has well and truly arrived at Lakeside Square Pakenham with Santa and his elves ready to spread the Christmas cheer.
It all...
Free and full of festive spirit
The Pakenham community will come together on Saturday 9 December for the town’s annual carols by candlelight.
Mayor Collin Ross said the council was once...
One in 20 homes burgled
By Bonny Burrows
Local postcodes have the highest chance of being hit by home burglaries, an RACV analysis of police statistics shows.
Postcode 3978, which encompasses...
By the people, for the people
“It’s an industry where you can be creative - super-creative in every way” - Matt Payne.
In the span of just a few short months,...
Water project taps into charity
By Kyra Gillespie
Opening their hearts and pockets, Chairo Christian School staff, students and parents raised a generous $3556 for the Turn on the Tap...
Next generation of comedy
Comedy Next Gen S2
ABC Comedy, Saturday, 9.20pm
Over the years one of the best things that the ABC, Aunty, our national broadcaster, has done is...
Spared from storm-ageddon
By Bonny Burrows
It was touted as an “unprecedented weather event" where “farms would turn into lakes", but Melbourne’s South-East was spared the worst of...
Wonder of the modern world
By Tania Phillips
Wonder (PG)
Starring: Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay
Based on a New York Times bestselling book, Wonder is Hollywood at its best and...
College’s cupcake kickstart
Beaconhills College has officially kickstarted its 2018 Relay for Life campaign with a cupcake fundraiser at the Pakenham Campus which raised $900.
2018 will be...
Three of the Best
1. The CFA advises barbecue owners to see if their cylinder is damaged. The fire authority warns against trying to refill a damaged cylinder...
Armyworms are on the march
Armyworm infestations are devastating late spring pasture across large parts of Gippsland.
Murray Goulburn agronomist Scott Travers said the area from Woodside to Buffalo was...
30 disability homes ‘at risk’ in South East
Thousands of people with complex disabilities are at risk of eviction from group homes that may close due to a looming funding crisis, say...
