Georgia heads for the stars
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
SHE’S from Kooweerup and she can sing but does she have the X-Factor?
Premiering on Sunday 13 September on Seven, 15-year-old Kooweerup Secondary...
Business fears at cost of footy holiday
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
GEMBROOK MP Brad Battin and State Opposition Leader Matthew Guy have joined a chorus of local business owners speaking out against the...
Tracey to the rescue
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
EVERY day, Tracey Breckon’s passion changes lives.
The Pakenham resident has volunteered as an animal foster carer for the last five years, taking...
A shed load of support
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
BOYS love their toys and the same can be said of some men who grow up with the same passion for building...
No roof, no hope … and no answers
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
HE lives underneath a blue tarp partially concealed by roadside bushes.
His nights are likely cold, with little to warm his bones as...
Crime comes knocking
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
WOULD-BE crooks have their sights set on Pakenham, making unsolicited house calls to scope out security conditions in the high-crime area.
Earlier this...
Fostering trust
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
“I AM so lucky to have her in my life.”
April Heath, 21, from Officer, has been in foster care since she was...
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...
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