New ministry couple for Pakenham
By Helena Adeloju
Pastor Richard and Lesley Schoenmaker have recently joined a small group of enthusiastic families who have been serving Pakenham for the past...
Hall marks diamond anniversary
The Emerald community farewelled 60 years of town history on Saturday.
The diamond anniversary of the town’s Mechanics Institute Hall also signified its last, with...
Market down but demand increases
Twenty fewer cattle came to last week’s Baw Baw Livestock Exchange’s Wednesday fat cattle sale than the previous week.
Again there were some very good...
Todd Sampson is on fire
Todd Sampson’s Life On The Line,
ABC, Tuesdays, 8pm
Sitting firmly in the “Don’t do this at home” zone comes the new series from the thinking...
Town with three names
What’s in a name? Plenty if you ask the good folk of Kooweerup, who have been in a quandary for years over how to...
Numbers and quality rises
Numbers lifted at Pakenham’s Victorian Livestock Exchange compared to a fortnight ago.
The quality was good with an increase in the number of trade...
Mobile Library comes to Nar Nar Goon
By Helena Adeloju
The Mobile Library Service will stop at Nar Nar Goon Primary School on its weekly round from Thursday 23 March.
The service was...
Out of character for court
By Bonny Burrows
A proposal for seven double-storey townhouses in a Berwick court has been rejected for being ‘inappropriate’ for its mooted location.
The City of...
Tactics to take on autumn
Farmers have turned out in force to field days that are aimed at improving outcomes from autumn management.
The Tactics Farms Days were held in...
House burgled before it is even built
Police are appealing for witnesses to a burglary at an Officer construction site.
Police say a Featherflower Way home under construction was broken into overnight...
Stacey’s last ditch effort
The Wallara Weapon made an unconventional entry into the Yarra at the Moomba Birdman Rally.
The occasion overwhelmed Pakenham pilot Stacey Edwards.
The Sunday 12 March...
First little friend was a life changer
By Casey Neill
PRECEDE: Pakenham Pony Rescue all started with a tiny horse named Muffie. Dean Cowan showed CASEY NEILL around the equine escape and...
Pakenham driver set for tunnel opening
The Metro Tunnel is set to open in less than two weeks and Pakenham’s Mark Godden is set to be among the first drivers...
