Special Olympic fever is here
OLYMPIC fever will grip Pakenham this weekend as Special Olympics Victoria (SOV) open their Winter State Games competition.
The opening ceremony will be held at...
New hope for refugees
THE theme of this year’s Refugee Week is ’restoring hope’ and Living Learning Pakenham’s event last week reflected the plight of asylum seekers and...
Clowns rule the day
STUDENTS took a break from the classroom to fly through hoops and juggle balls when the grounds at Chairo Christian School became a circus...
Honour for bushfire service
IT"S a family affair for a Gembrook family who received high honours for their service during the 2009 bushfires.
Greg Harry and his two sons...
20-year Lease extended
By LIA SPENCER
TWENTY years ago, Facebook was unheard of, One Direction members were only toddlers and ‘slap bracelets’ were a thing.
A lot has changed...
Program takes the lead
THE 2014 Rivers and Ranges Community Leadership Program (RRCLP) applications are now open for future hills leaders.
The RRCLP committee said Victoria has nine Community...
Rotary boss an ideas man
By BRIDGET SCOTT
NEW Casey Rotary president Trevor Westland has stepped into the role with a mind full of ideas.
On Monday 23 July, the new...
Fun guys with fungi
FUNGI of all shapes and sizes, colours and methods of growth were the subject of a fascinating field day held by the Bessie Creek...
French chefs at Tooradin Primary
THIS traditional, rustic French dish is from the Tooradin Primary School kitchen.
Through the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program and under the guidance of kitchen/garden...
Cruising through life
By DANIELLE GALVIN
WHEN Berwick couple Robyn and Roger Timms travelled to Europe recently, they wanted to make sure they saw it all.
They started their...
Some twins …
MOVE over Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny De Vito. The Rotary Club of Pakenham and District had its own set of 'Twins’ last Tuesday night.
Former...
Sun won’t set on his game
FORMER Bunyip Football Club secretary Leigh Greening has been making a name for himself around the world over the past few years on the...
Levi Syer’s plea hits parliament
More than 37,000 signatures demanding the Meningococcal B vaccine be made free were delivered to Victoria Parliament on Wednesday morning by the mother, schoolmates,...
