Carriage ban leaves a long face
By Bonny Burrows
A centuries-long tradition of horse drawn carriage rides along Melbourne’s Swanston Street is under threat, as is the livelihood of the Bunyip-based...
Tea with a twist of fundraising
On 17 May the Inner Wheel Club of Pakenham held a Biggest Morning Tea with a slight twist - to provide funds for the...
Good oil on fuel family
The Duff family joins the Thomas family in sharing a significantly rich history in the Gippsland and outer south-eastern Melbourne regions.
On 23 December 1966,...
Family has timber supplies nailed
By Rebecca Skilton
It started as a recycled timber retailer.
Now, more than 50 years and three generations later, Van Steensel Timbers is a much...
Treloars make the cut
Treloar’s Hairdressing and Tobacconist has become a retail institution in Pakenham.
Vic Treloar advertised his business in the first edition of the Gazette in May...
Teachers’ batting order
Of course many hundreds of Pakenham High School students have played cricket ...
Remembering back in their day
Master of ceremonies Brian Paynter - the current school council president - was comfortable in his surroundings at Pakenham Secondary College’s 50-year celebration last...
Will’s passion leads to state squad
By Nick Creely
Young Narre Warren East local student William Clemens is making his dream a reality.
The 13-year-old passionate soccer star has been named in...
Warriors stay on track
By Russell Bennett
For Brent Russell’s Pakenham Warriors Division 2 men’s basketball team, there are two key words that have the potential to...
School vandals strike
Police are appealing for public assistance with their investigations into damage caused at Emerald Secondary College.
Two recently installed automatic sliding doors that open on...
New era dawns
By David Nagel
Clubs from the Nepean, Peninsula and South East Football Netball Leagues will compete in division football in 2018 after AFL South East...
Koowee connected
By Helena Adeloju
More homes and businesses now have access to gas with the completion of an $8 million natural gas pipeline from Pakenham South...
‘Teen sentencing’ plan splits community
Victoria’s escalating youth crime crisis is back in focus after Premier Jacinta Allan announced sweeping reforms that could see children who commit violent crimes...
