Couple’s Emerald celebrations linger
By Kyra Gillespie
Pakenham resident Dorothy Stevens, 78, has celebrated many wedding anniversaries, but her 55th is one that she will never forget.
After her...
A step up for mental health
By Kyra Gillespie
Pakenham firefighter Chris Poulton is participating in the annual Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb (MFSC) to raise awareness and funds for mental health...
Best bed attire for school brekky
There was not a school uniform in sight at Kooweerup Primary School on Friday.
Instead, students and teachers were clad in their best bed attire...
Best chance for local kinder teachers
By Bonny Burrows
Kindergarten educators across 18 local centres operated by Kinders Together (KT) will retain their positions when the management changes hands in January...
New show team
A newly elected executive team has taken the reins of the Berwick Show Society.
That team - of president Melissa Hogg-Marshall, senior vice-president Amanda Mason,...
Online food is going for growth
“Rather than the chocolate drive, if you can do fund-raising from fresh vegetables, that’s preferable”
A chance meeting with a spud grower started Alasdair Moodie...
Project shows off multi-storey production
A recent field day organised by the Western Port Catchment Landcare Network (WPCLN) was fully booked within hours of being advertised and attracted enough...
Heartfelt thanks for handbags of everyday items
By Bonny Burrows
When fleeing domestic violence, women often leave with just the clothes on their back - until now.
Thanks to a national initiative, women...
String of alleged offences while on bail
By Cam Lucadou-Wells
An unemployed mechanic accused of a ram raid and possessing a supermarket bag full of prescription pills has been refused bail.
Andrew Bruce...
Markets on the edge
The 204 head penned at Baw Baw Livestock Exchange on Wednesday last week sold to mixed demand as prices across the state balance on...
Market struck with winter chill
There were approximately 390 export and 150 young cattle penned representing an increase of 70 head week-on-week at Pakenham’s Victorian Livestock Exchange.
The usual buying...
Brazen theft of trailers
Two trailers were allegedly stolen overnight on 17 July from a Purton Road business in Pakenham.
It is alleged by police that two...
Maroons continue to roll
Upper Beaconsfield continues to be full of surprises after holding off Pakenham in round five of the Casey Cardinia Cricket Association (CCCA) Premier Division.
The...
