Off-leash fencing plea
By BEN CAMERON
A PAKENHAM dog owner has called on Cardinia Shire Council to follow in the footsteps of other councils and install fencing at...
Crunch time care
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
YMCA’s switch from child care to sports clinic angers parents...
WORKING parents are outraged following Cardinia Life’s decision to end the current YMCA...
Just wild about grants
By BEN CAMERON
WILDLIFE carers in Tynong and Pakenham have been given a financial boost as they continue to protect and nurture the Cardinia Shire’s...
Road toll rolls on
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
IN THE past 12 months, Cardinia shire has been hit with a staggering 200 per cent increase in road fatalities.
A report by...
Top priority… clean water
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
WHEN natural disasters rip through communities across the world, people have to deal with much more than just rebuilding their homes.
Vital drinking...
Shingles virus still a mystery
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
WHEN Annette Bate started experiencing intense pain in her leg and foot, she thought she had a sciatic injury and saw a...
Two decades of Viewing
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
IT was back to school for the Berwick VIEW Club as they celebrated their 20th anniversary on Monday 15 September.
The strong, all-women...
Supreme champ on show
By BEN CAMERON
After nearly three decades of exhibiting, four Cardinia dairy farmers have taken out a prestigious award at the Royal Melbourne Dairy Show.
A...
Gippsland… Salt of the earth
By DARBY BUTTLER-REID
BERNARD Salt, internationally renowned demographer, said that Gippsland - and Pakenham in particular - is full of endless possibilities.
Mr Salt presented the...
College open to landscaping
By BEN CAMERON
COMMUNITY College Gippsland is open to working with Cardinia Shire Council on certain projects which require horticulture expertise.
The Pakenham Gazette revealed last...
Hardy’s… an unauthorised story
By GARRY HOWE
INTERVIEWING Darrell Hardy is a tough gig.
Not that he is rude or arrogant.
Quite the opposite - he is so bloody humble and...
Time for change on rooms
By MELISSA MEEHAN
FEMALE umpires and netballers get changed in their cars before matches at Chandler Reserve in Avonsleigh.
The awkward situation isn’t their choice,...