Drink driver disqualified, fined
By Cam Lucadou-Wells
A 50-year-old drink-driver who’d apparently revved his car loudly while he was asleep in his stationary car outside an Emerald house one...
Ward bags award for saving life
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
Bunyip police Senior Constable Darren Ward didn’t know he would be saving a life on 13 May 2016 when he received a...
Colourful festival of love
By Bonny Burrows
A vibrant festival rich in culture is headed to Pakenham.
Holi, an ancient Hindu religious festival, originated in India, and is now celebrated...
Spokes on the run
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Matthew Spokes.
The 25-year-old is wanted on warrant in relation to aggravated burglary.
He is described as...
Scottish flair at palliative care fund-raiser
By Bonny Burrows
A fund-raiser for a local palliative care service had a Scottish flair.
Sunday’s Scots on the Swamp, held at the historic 1860s home...
Survivors, carers, loved ones in relay
By Bonny Burrows
Casey Relay for Life 2017 proved there is strength in numbers.
The annual Cancer Council fund-raiser, held on 3 and 4 March at...
SportsPower changes hands
By Russell Bennett
Pakenham’s SportsPower store has been a fixture of Main Street for nearly 26 years, and later this month it will enter into...
Vealers buck the trend
An increase in numbers last week for the Wednesday fat sale at Baw Baw Livestock Exchange saw vealers bucking the trend as demand remained...
Buyers cautious with exports
There were approximately 550 export and 430 young cattle penned representing an increase of 80 head week-on-week at Pakenham’s Victorian Livestock Exchange.
The usual buying...
Bringing life to the desert
By Roman Kulkewycz
Mariam Abouleish from Egypt was the guest speaker last Wednesday at the Bunyip Landcare Group meeting in the Bunyip Hall.
Miriam holds...
Peugeot perks up petit SUV
By Derek Ogden
When the Peugeot 2008 first came to Australia in 2013 there were serious questions about the performance of the drivetrain.
It seems...
Wizards of Oz cast their spell
By Derek Ogden
The upgraded Colorado is the shape of things to come for Holden.
The ‘Wizards of Oz’ joined their Brazilian counterparts and Thai...
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...
