Close shave for family
By DANNY BUTTLER
GOOD eventually overcame evil in Pakenham Upper on Thursday afternoon.
As deliberately lit fires raced across a cluster of Reynolds Road properties, angels...
Fires threaten homes
By Nicole Williams and Danielle Galvin
SIX suspicious fires threatened countless homes at Pakenham Upper in hot conditions on Thursday afternoon.
The Gazette arrived on scene...
Lowest of the low bring out our best
By Nicole Williams and Danielle Galvin
FIRES demonstrated the best and worst of human nature in Pakenham and Pakenham Upper on Thursday afternoon.
Arsonists lit six...
Spitting chips over fish
By DANIELLE GALVIN
WHILE Cardinia Shire Councillors dithered about the possibility of banning fishing at Lakeside, angry residents were “disgusted” by the decision to allow...
Ready to burn
By Nicole Williams
THE Berwick CFA Captain is warning residents to maintain their vigilance after six deliberately lit fires threatened homes in Pakenham Upper last...
Blazing birdie burns bales
By Nicole Williams
AN UNLUCKY bird burst into flames and set hay bales on fire after it flew into a Gembrook power pole last week.
The...
A savage Sunday
By DANIELLE GALVIN
A PAKENHAM man was savagely beaten after an argument with a group of men in front of his home.
The 40-year-old victim was...
Firies mourn mate
By Russell Bennett
TRIBUTES have flowed thick and fast for former Gembrook firefighter Peter Cramer, 61, who died on Sunday while in Tasmania to battle...
Wallaby loses head
By Nicole Williams
WORKERS at the Cardinia Beaconhills Golf Club had a gruesome find on the weekend when a beheaded wallaby was discovered on the...
Traders boss says Berwick needs to be open for business
By Nicole Williams
IT WAS a merry Christmas for Berwick Village traders but it wasn’t a happy new year.
Harry Hutchison, president of Berwick Village Chamber...
Abduction attempts shock Pakenham
By DANIELLE GALVIN
PAKENHAM has been rocked by two abduction attempts in less than a month.
In the first incident, a 10-year-old Pakenham Hills student hid...
Council apologises for not consulting
By NICOLE WILLIAMS
AN APOLOGY has reached out to Gembrook’s Ure Road residents but they are still living on edge.
A section of Ure Road was...
Following the family tree
The saying “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” perfectly captures Adrian Funston’s life—a story of steadfast dedication and community spirit inherited from...
