Firefighters warn Premier Allan of fire truck crisis
Career/professional and volunteer firefighters are warning Premier Jacinta Allan about the critical lack of firefighting capability after fire services budgets were allegedly cut despite...
Community events shut down under extreme conditions
While the north is consumed by bushfires, communities closer to home are being forced to adapt to life under extreme fire conditions.
Victoria had been...
Racing towards future
PRECEDE
1926 was a significant year in the history of Pakenham, with the resurrection of the racing club and the establishment of a bush nursing...
Photos capture land under fire and smoke
A brave survivor in northern Victoria has captured striking images of the recent bushfires, showing both the raw intensity and the resilience of the...
Casey home values outpace Greater Melbourne in strongest growth since 2021
The Casey region recorded stronger home-value growth than Greater Melbourne in 2025, according to figures by Cotality.
Over the 2025 calendar year, Casey had a...
Pakenham History: Key moments in Pakenham racing
A few significant moments in the history of the Pakenham Racing Club.
Calling the shots
Radio and television coverage of race meetings is now taken for...
Pakenham History: Getting back on track
This is how the Gazette covered the return of racing to Pakenham a century ago.
Gazette 3 December 1926
Pakenham Racing Club
An Inspection of the Course
At...
Heroism ends in tragedy: Firefighter loses home
A former Berwick student turned firefighter was among the heroes defending the township of Alexandra, Victoria, as flames threatened the area day and night.
Despite...
Nominations for the Cardinia Shire Australia Day Awards revealed
Cardinia Shire Council has revealed the nominees of this year's Australia Day Awards, celebrating the incredible individuals and events that make our community such...
Good Samaritan attacker charged
A man has been arrested and charged following an alleged assault in a Beaconsfield shopping centre carpark last November that allegedly left a good...
Single mother pleads after tragic fire
A Casey single mother is speaking out after a house fire destroyed her rental home in the early hours of New Year’s Day, leaving...
Suspicious fires rage during catastrophic conditions
Suspicious fires have broken out across Melbourne’s south east, prompting emergency services to condemn the behaviour amid extreme, catastrophic conditions and a statewide Total...
Build up begins as Garfield surges way through to grand final
GARFIELD BOWLS
Garfield’s midweek pennant team has marched directly and purposefully into the grand final after a dominant second semi-final performance against Traralgon RSL.
Playing at...
