Celebration of community spirit
The Upper Beaconsfield community will unite this Sunday for a family day in reflection of the Black Saturday bushfires.
The town’s Village Festival stemmed from...
Racers cut to the chase
By Bonny Burrows
They’re best known for whipping lawns into tip top-shape ... but these mowers won’t be cutting any grass.
Instead they travel up to...
Ryder crashes, steals pub show
By Bonny Burrows
Musician Dale Ryder crashed into the Pakenham Hotel on Sunday for one of the pub’s biggest events.
The one-off performance by the former...
Indoor farming going vertical
Farming is moving indoors and Powerplants is helping with the transition.
“Lots more field growers are converting to semi-protected growers,” director Carl van Loon...
New school takes shape in booming suburbs
By Bonny Burrows
Construction is underway at Officer’s Gum Scrub Creek Primary School.
Education Minister James Merlino and Member for Eastern Victoria Region Daniel Mulino visited...
Burglar preys on church
By Bonny Burrows
An alleged burglary from a historic Bunyip church has saddened parishioners and police alike.
Police report that sometime between Sunday 5 and Wednesday...
Libs’ hospital push
By Bonny Burrows
The State Opposition will fund a new West Gippsland hospital if elected to government in 2018.
Calls for a new West Gippsland...
Fire at Harkaway
By Bonny Burrows
Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a shed fire in Harkaway on Friday afternoon.
Eleven Country Fire Authority trucks were called...
Our feats of clay
Sculpture classes have returned to Living Learning Pakenham for 2017, transforming slabs of clay into works of art.
The clay class is one of the...
Seniors help out youngsters
By Bonny Burrows
Disadvantaged children will have the opportunity to attend camp for the first time, thanks to a generous donation by a Pakenham retirement...
New spoke in Les’s wheel life
By Bonny Burrows
Bunyip retiree Les Abrehart should be enjoying retirement; instead he’s restoring bikes for charity.
The 82-year-old Hillview Independent Living Units resident has spent...
Power down as temperature soars
By Bonny Burrows
More than 300 Pakenham homes and businesses were without power today during sweltering summer conditions.
AusNet Services completed scheduled maintenance on lines across...
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Youth Warriors fly the flag
Pakenham’s Championship Men have suffered a disappointing 118-92 defeat at the hands of Keysborough.
Keysborough pulled away through the middle of the first quarter, with...
