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Take 10 with Matthew Guy
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
State Opposition Leader Matthew Guy popped in to the Gazette offices in Pakenham on Thursday 10 September and answered a few questions...
Guy fears rate capping’s unintended consequences
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
INCOMING rate capping measures may have dire impacts on south eastern domestic violence prevention projects, according to State Opposition Leader Matthew Guy.
Currently,...
In step with Emerald’s history
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
LOCAL Indigenous history will be the focus of the second stage of funding for the Emerald Heritage Walk.
The Emerald Community House was...
Poised for success
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
A LOCAL aerobics team will take on the best in Australia next week when they attend the national championships.
Next Thursday 17 September,...
Heartless thieves steal bikes from kids
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
BOLT cutters were used to steal a trailer-load of bikes from Kooweerup Primary School early this month, police believe.
Police are investigating the...
Guerilla garbage warrior
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
UPDATE 1.15PM
Cardinia Shire Council has sent a response - see below.
EARLIER:
SHE’S picked up her fair share of local litter over more than...
Woman arrested and charged over home drug bust
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
A TWENTY-YEAR-OLD woman has been charged after Wednesday’s drug raid on a house in Pakenham.
The woman was arrested at the scene when...
Police raid nets 100 marijuana plants
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
POLICE uncovered about 100 marijuana plants during a raid on a Pakenham rental property on Wednesday afternoon.
The bust came after police received...
Schoolyard fight with Premier
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
TWO local state Liberal MPs have accused Premier Daniel Andrews of making false claims over the funding of an upcoming Pakenham school.
Last...
Stitch in time for cancer research
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
ONE-HUNDRED handmade quilts will adorn the walls of the Kooweerup Community Centre later this month at a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Network...
In the footsteps of Diggers
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
EIGHT Emerald Secondary College students are days away from embarking on a journey of a lifetime. The award-winning group will leave for...
Bogged down
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
Family fumes as council washes its hands of septic stink...
A BERWICK family stuck in a smelly, long-term neighbourhood dispute has decided to...
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Emerald Rotary supporting sick kids
The Rotary Club of Emerald and District annual Kids Fun Run event has continued to raise money for sick children, with the club recently...
