Tag: News
The Gazette does it again
IT’S official! The Pakenham-Berwick Gazette is again Australia’s best community newspaper.
The Gazette won the Community Newspapers of Australia award for the Best Newspaper under...
Harry’s horror train crash
By Aneeka Simonis
FOR three long days, doctors couldn’t tell Harry’s parents if their son was going to wake up.
But after 103 long days...
Walk to heal the wounds
By Alana Mitchelson
COMMUNITIES banded together in Kooweerup on Sunday 11 September to shake the stigma of suicide and to honour loved ones.
Sisters Cathy McNulty...
Armed robbery at supermarket
By Aneeka Simonis
A YOUNG woman working behind the counter at a Beaconsfield supermarket after dark was held up at knifepoint by two male offenders....
’Tis the season to freshen
SPRING cleaning is a great time of year – throw open those windows and get some fresh air in and get ready to have...
Building a new life
Not many people can say they’ve ticked off their life goals like Karen Flaherty can. She wanted to be the best in the universe...
String of burglaries
By Aneeka Simonis
AN INTRUDER has scaled the walls of a two-storey cafe in Pakenham, jumping over a balcony and forcing entry to the building....
Security beefed up
By Alana Mitchelson
MOUNTAIN Road Reserve will have a heavy-duty security gate installed after several break-ins and vandalism to the athletics club facilities over the...
A fresh young voice
By Alana Mitchelson
MICHAEL Schilling promises to be a fresh voice for the young families and youth of Pakenham.
The 27-year-old paediatric nurse will be running...
Beaconsfield warms to quilts
By Alana Mitchelson
MORE than 70 locally crafted contemporary and traditional quilts were on display in Beaconsfield this weekend.
The Beaconsfield Quilters Guild had been busy...
Cruelty in our backyard
By Aneeka Simonis
OVER 30 reports of defenceless animals being beaten or wounded in Cardinia Shire were received by the RSPCA in 2015-'16, contributing to...
Coward punch attack
By Aneeka Simonis
A REPORTEDLY unprovoked one-punch attack at a Beaconsfield hotel saw the male victim fall to the floor and hit his head. ...
Latest
Planting for Kooweerup Road
Supporting local business and community initiatives, Major Road Projects Victoria has bought 300 native plants from Pakenham-based Cardinia Environment Coalition.
The Healesville-Kooweerup Road Upgrade...
