Ticking all the right boxes
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
WITH less than a week until voting booths open across Victoria, thousands of people are participating in a Victorian Electoral...
Blackouts leave newspaper in disarray
By BEN CAMERON
IT WAS almost a case of no power, no newspaper this week. The power went out across Pakenham on Monday...
Good walk takes ugly turn
THE 100-or-so good people who turned out for yesterday’s White Ribbon walk around the streets of Pakenham had to dodge an unwelcome obstacle.
Some inconsiderate...
Gift keeps crisis centre afloat
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A SEXUAL assault centre in Pakenham “on the chopping block” in recent months has received much-needed funds to stay afloat.
Monash...
Shoplifters on the run
By ROMAN KULKEWYCZ
AN UNPRECEDENTED spate of shoplifting from a Bunyip business has caused the owners to seek help to apprehend the thieves.
Joe...
Healthy additions to sizzle
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
OVER 20 Men’s Shed groups met up in Lang Lang last week to launch a new healthy eating program.
Around 75...
Arena of riding talent
TALENTED locals showcased their horse riding skills to friends and family as part of a gymkhana event in Officer earlier this month.
The Riding Develops...
Scales of attraction
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A PAKENHAM mum has described the family’s blue-tongue lizard as “the main attraction” for guests visiting their pet-friendly home.
“When people...
Neat and sweet Peugeot
CAPTION: Peugeot 308 has the sort of French flair that’s likely to prove timeless.
By EWAN KENNEDY
Peugeot 308 is an all-new model from the...
Looking Back
By BEN CAMERON
30 years to 1984:
PAKENHAM Bush Nursing Hospital will be given a $600,000 upgrade following the announcement of a $200,000 gift...
Make it proper
THE proper planning of infrastucture developments is critically important and should take into account detailed economic and social analysis.
Unfortunately, Brad Battin used his long...
Culture in Cardinia
YOUR recent article in the Gazette speaks volumes about the arts and attitude towards culture in Cardinia Shire - the Bogansville of East Gippsland....
Looking back through the archives
50 years to 1976
Officer Princess, 16-year-old Sandra Burns, was selected as the first Queen of the Yakkerboo Festival. Although judging of the 13 Princesses...
