Get checked
By Casey NeillEMERALD residents can reduce their risk of stroke – by giving up a few minutes.
Emerald Village Pharmacy is offering free blood pressure...
Dollars at dinner
OXFAM members in Berwick raised $1000 at their annual dinner last month.
Thirty-five people attended the dinner, one of four major fundraisers for the Berwick...
Sign for a slab
THE Pakenham Hall sign is in safe hands.
The Gazette can confirm reports the sign - thought to be lost in the rubble of...
Throw out your waste
CARDINIA Shire Council has a free hard and green waste collection service starting in the next fortnight.
Residents will be able to leave hard and...
Vietnam vet hits out at critics
By Melissa MeehanRAY Caldwell may have been born a Kiwi, but he wants Pakenham to know his Vietnam war service was fair dinkum.
Ray, who...
Volunteers clean up
By Kim BrooksTHE Cardinia Environment Coalition recognised National Volunteer Week with business as usual.
The CEC is an umbrella group made up of 30 local...
Pokies law’s racy feel in the Den
A POKIES shake-up has seen two Pakenham sporting icons unite.
After two years of negotiations, the Pakenham Racing Club and the Pakenham Sports Club...
RSL boss in retreat
By Melissa MeehanPAKENHAM RSL President Ray Caldwell has tendered his resignation from the top job, after division within the club.
Mr Caldwell said he...
Less waste, more money
By Melissa MeehanTHE Cardinia Shire is looking at ways to reduce waste in an attempt to save money.
The State Government’s implemented landfill levy...
Deer questions
By Melissa MeehanPARKS Victoria has interviewed a number of people in relation to alleged deer hunting in Bunyip State Park.
The news follows allegations made...
Give fat the boot
ROBB Evans began his business as a hobby and grew it into Studioz Personal Training and finalist of the Home Based Business category in...
Park improvements
EMERALD Lake Park’s $1 million upgrade has begun.
Work on the lake is in progress and the $30,000 upgrade to the wading pool is...
Kangaroo slaughter stirs call for action
The business of Pakenham’s Robert Portbury is centred around building roads, but the kangaroo killing field of Pakenham Road has become so severe that...
