Mad skills for blind kids
By JARROD POTTER
THE simple joy of running and tumbling about on gym mats is now accessible for Berwick-area blind and vision-impaired children.
The recently opened...
And they’re off at Ascot
By BEN CAMERON
THE first real signs of progress at the new housing development on the old Pakenham racetrack emerged last week, with roadworks beginning...
Street seal bad mood
By BRIDGET SCOTT
A KOOWEERUP resident is disgusted that she may be forced to fork out money to pay for a road which she believed...
Pioneer move
By BRIDGET SCOTT
STAKEHOLDERS of the Berwick Carols by Candelight are at odds over the proposed location of the event, which was recently moved from...
Icy blast across Cardinia
By BRIDGET SCOTT
WILD and windy weather ripped through Cardinia last week and the effects of it are still being felt by residents shire-wide.
Overturned trampolines,...
Plain speaking against sexism
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
THE penny well and truly dropped on the weekend.
In the Doveton footy club rooms on Saturday afternoon more than 100 people, predominately...
Inner Wheel makes cents
By BRIDGET SCOTT
ONE by one, the ladies of Pakenham Inner Wheel Club gathered outside the Pakenham Newsagency this morning, to shed a positive light...
Beginning of new era in racing
PREMIER and Minister for Racing Dr Denis Napthine has praised the Pakenham Racing Club for its spirit and innovation at the official opening of...
Blame yourselves
I GOT a great laugh out of Cardinia councillors trying to blame VCAT for overturning council decisions (Gazette, 23 July).
Having recently handled a case...
Pokies enjoy fruits of losses
By BEN CAMERON
A POKIES reform campaigner said Cardinia gaming venues should consider limiting their operating hours after residents lost an additional $700,000 on gaming...
Hundred reasons to celebrate
THE countdown finally ended on Monday for a group of excited preps at Pakenham Consolidated School.
The youngsters were proud to celebrate their 100th day...
Bloomin where they’re planted
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
FINDING a job hadn’t exactly been a bed of roses for Sudanese-born asylum seekers Eisa and Muhummad.
That was until the pair were...
School facing lawsuit after student left quadriplegic
A former student is suing Beaconhills College in Victoria’s Supreme Court, alleging a lack of supervision during recess led to a schoolyard scuffle that...
