A sign of the times
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THE black marker has come in handy for a signage correction out the front of the Pakenham Gazette’s office.
It appears...
Hecklers had a cackle
PUBLIC speaking can be fraught with danger - and hecklers are among the worst.
When helping to open the new Anzac Walk at Emerald last...
Creating more local jobs
By LIA SPENCER AND ANEEKA SIMONIS
ALMOST 70 per cent of residents in Casey and Cardinia work elsewhere, but a local politician is...
Club to get new home under land plan
By BEN CAMERON
EMERALD Netball Club will have a new $3.2 million home at Pepi’s Land after Cardinia Shire Council greenlit a masterplan...
He’s a fine old Chappie
Chappie (MA)
Starring: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman
NEILL Blomkamp, you magnificent so and so.
The wunderkind South African director has again presented a dazzling vision...
Xmas decorations delayed
By BEN CAMERON
CARDINIA Shire Council has deferred a decision on potentially spending $200,000 on Christmas decorations across the shire.
It follows a petition...
By the numbers
IT’S been billed as the cheekiest bingo you’ll ever go to and guaranteed to send you home smiling.
Kooweerup Scout Group will hold a...
Drivers are now walkers
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
TWO drink drivers were apprehended by police in a recent traffic safety operation.
Police caught a male and female driving over...
It’s not a dog’s life
“At the level that we show and breed our dogs, you don’t want to be a big fish in a small pond.”
It has long...
Top women billed to speak
VISITORS to Farm World field days at Lardner Park, near Warragul, are invited to attend a special ‘Women in Agriculture’ presentation and luncheon function...
Former teacher to face ‘upskirting’ charges in April
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
STUDENTS as young as 11 were victims of a four-year ‘upskirting’ scandal carried out by a former Berwick Secondary College teacher on...
Don’s heart-felt passion
DON Duffy has served on the committee of the Pakenham Racing Club for 22 years - the past 12 as chairman - and has...
$4 million Doveton Pool redevelopment underway
The $4 million redevelopment at Doveton Pool began on Tuesday 13 January, with the next phase of construction endeavouring to deliver modern and accessible...
