Ex-mayor splinters over trees court case
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
FORMER Berwick mayor Syd Pargeter has been convicted and fined for cutting cypress trees on his neighbour’s property.
After magistrate Lesley Fleming delivered...
Printed Gazette is online
THE Pakenham-Gazette will be more accessible to readers with the launch of its new ePaper.
Readers will be able to access the Gazette online as...
Moore is new mayor
By DANIELLE GALVIN
CARDINIA Shire has a new mayor - Port Ward Councillor Graeme Moore.
In their mayoral bids at the council meeting on Monday night,...
Officer angry over post office move
By NICOLE WILLIAMS
THE move of the Officer post office was inevitable for the postal service to continue. But some Officer residents are angry that...
Sounds of silence
By RUSSELL BENNETT
EMERALD’S central business district will come to a standstill for a moment’s silence at 11am on Monday in memory of those who...
New push to tackle suicide
By NICOLE WILLIAMS
FORMER Premier and chairman of beyondblue Jeff Kennett has issued a challenge to the Casey community to tackle youth suicide.
The former Victorian...
Bridges take its toll
By DANIELLE GALVIN
NINE timber bridges across Cardinia Shire have had their load limits lowered following a major audit.
Tonimbuk resident Tony Knight raised concerns about...
Spring sellers
By DANIELLE GALVIN
PAKENHAM and Berwick have topped the list for house sales in the past year, but house prices in the two towns are...
Dad’s struggle helps Heath pedal on
By NICOLE WILLIAMS
HEATH Lyon had never ridden more than 50 kilometres when he lined up to ride 200 kilometres for the Ride to Conquer...
Driver pinned after early morning crash
A MAN in his twenties was trapped in his van after hitting a pole in Pakenham this morning.
Police were called to the accident on...
Statue in a spin
By NICOLE WILLIAMS
Documents reveal that infrastructure cash paid for controversial statue...
FUNDS allocated for disability access, senior citizens services and building infrastructure have funded the...
Second death
By DANIELLE GALVIN
HOMICIDE Squad detectives are now investigating the suspicious deaths of two women in Pakenham in the space of three months but police...
Former Casey Mayor diagnosed with MND
Ex two-time Casey Mayor and VFL footballer Geoff Ablett has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), prompting his family to launch a fundraising...
