Tag: News
Seniors get top chef
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A FORMER high-flying executive chef is using his extensive experience within the food industry to help enrich the lives of aged care...
Gear stolen in clean sweep
ONE of Pakenham’s most loved Good Samaritans has become the target of thieves after they stole the equipment he uses to clean main street...
Market’s future is in their hearts
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THE revamped Kooweerup Market will launch its fresh new face on Sunday 14 February - a new date for the monthly event...
Fresh bomb threats hit schools
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM and ANEEKA SIMONIS
PRIMARY school students in Pakenham and Kooweerup have been forced to evacuate this afternoon (Tuesday), following bomb threats against...
Bright sparks bask in glory
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
LOCAL students have shone in the 2015 Season of Excellence in the areas of technology, art and dance.
Five Beaconhills College students received...
Dying for your business
AN AWKWARDLY placed sign had some Pakenham passers-by in a quandary over the weekend.
The sign, placed out the front of Le Pine Funerals in...
Little piggie went for a walk
WHAT better way to spend a sunny day in Kooweerup than to walk your pig?
This man was spotted taking his rather large brown...
‘Grandparents’ help abused kids
EVERGREEN Retirement Village in Pakenham is raising funds for Southern Cross Kids Camps by holding a fund-raising auction and morning tea.
The event will be...
Big smiles for school
STUDENTS around the shire are back at school this week, many marking a special milestone with the beginning of their time at primary or...
Rodeo kicks off in style
BUNYIP held its first inaugural rodeo on the weekend. The morning on Saturday 30 January dawned with sunshine and the finishing touches were all...
Lenscape
Where's Wally? The Gazette's very own Wally Wombat waits in line for the children's races at Pakenham's big Kids Day Out race meeting. 149241...
Reverend revs it up
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
He’s the man of God who’s truly one out of the box. GEORGIA WESTGARTH interviewed the revhead reverend who’s taking it to...