Burglary, theft on the decline
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
BURGLARY, break and enter and property damage offences recorded in Cardinia Shire are at a five-year low, according to recently released crime...
Breaking their silence
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
SEXUAL offences and abductions rates across Cardinia Shire have escalated in the past 12 months, according to police statistics.
From April 2014 until...
Train pain has its cost
By DANI ROTHWELL
TRAVELLING by train to Southern Cross from Ballarat takes less time than coming the much shorter distance from Pakenham.
Under the recent changes...
Hunt stunt turns political
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THE disgruntled Shooters and Fishers Party has La Trobe MP Jason Wood in their sights over his ongoing campaign to end the...
Rotary brings out its best
By GARRY HOWE
A PAST and present president of the Pakenham RSL and three Trojans of Inner Wheel were honoured at Tuesday night’s Rotary Club...
Monash traffic chaos – both ways
By Aneeka Simonis
MOTORISTS on the Monash Freeway battled multiple lane closures this morning as the road was thrown into traffic chaos.
From 5am, all outbound...
Whoa! Nellie’s run-in with Itchy the Rat
GENELLE Bevan from Immerse Photography in Berwick is the subject of this week's Gazette Take 10.
When asked to provide something that most people would...
Man dies in workplace accident
A 32-year-old man died this afternoon in a workplace accident in Pakenham.
Pakenham police confirmed that a large item was being moved from the back...
Police called to domestic attack
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A WOMAN was hit in the face with a hammer before she stabbed her assailant with a knife in a...
Nida’s thirst for life
By CASEY NEILL
PRECEDE:
Cranbourne’s Nida Iqbal has constantly sought more from life and tells CASEY NEILL she wants other refugees to have the...
Long memories all come out in the wash
By LIA SPENCER
What do you do when blankie goes missing, or when your child loses their favourite toy?
What happens when you...
Spike in family violence
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
CARDINIA Shire crime statistics released last week revealed another grim increase of family violence incidents recorded in the past 12...
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Trespasser causes commuter delays
There were major delays on the Pakenham and Cranbourne train lines this morning - Friday 19 April - following a reported trespasser.
There would be...
