Major works to minimise floods on Racecourse Road
As part of the Pakenham Roads Upgrade, major improvements are underway to the Racecourse Road bridge over the Pakenham Creek, which will lower the...
TAC funds drug-driving test boost
Victoria Police will be conducting an extra 25,000 roadside drug tests per year, as part of a new funding partnership.
The extra drug tests are...
Summer warning: 200-plus callouts for kids, pets locked in cars
Motoring body RACV says it has rescued more than 200 children and pets locked in cars in the South East this year.
As of 30...
As Pakenham is revamped, remember to shop local
The council is reminding residents to shop local this Christmas as construction of Stage 1 of Pakenham Revitalisation is set to pause in order...
New closures to Kangan Drive from tonight as Clyde Road upgrade continues
Work to upgrade the Kangan Drive and Clyde Road intersection will ramp up over the next month, as Clyde Road Upgrade project crews work...
Windermere begins merry mission
Windermere Child and Family Services, a not-for-profit community services organisation, is preparing to deliver over 340 pantry packs and 500 Christmas gifts to local...
Community spirit soars
Bunyip’s Recreation Reserve came alive as the Bunyip Community Market returned for one of its final events of 2025.
Entirely run by volunteers, the...
Local dancers to star in uniquely Australian dance arena spectacular
Three talented dancers from Melbourne’s south-east are set to star in a groundbreaking national arena production, Mother Nature, coming to The Plenary Theatre at...
About Town: Special find, the ‘Munnel’ opens and Christmas Main Street plans
The Christmas spirit will arrive
Many Pakenham locals have been disappointed by the lack of Christmas decorations on Main Street over the years.
However, the Gazette...
Urgent question of survival
After a string of violent attacks in Melbourne’s south-east, including a recent school stabbing in Berwick, residents flocked to a seminar in Emerald to...
$1 million for brain cancer research
A Beaconsfield mum with Stage 3 brain cancer led 73 supporters in the World’s Toughest Half Marathon, raising over $1 million for brain cancer...
Small progress made after teen tragedy
After months of campaigning for wider access to the Meningococcal B (Men B) vaccine, Levi Syer’s mother welcomes the council’s new school immunisation initiative.
Greater...
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,...
