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‘Grandparents’ help abused kids
EVERGREEN Retirement Village in Pakenham is raising funds for Southern Cross Kids Camps by holding a fund-raising auction and morning tea.
The event will be...
Big smiles for school
STUDENTS around the shire are back at school this week, many marking a special milestone with the beginning of their time at primary or...
Rodeo kicks off in style
BUNYIP held its first inaugural rodeo on the weekend. The morning on Saturday 30 January dawned with sunshine and the finishing touches were all...
Lenscape
Where's Wally? The Gazette's very own Wally Wombat waits in line for the children's races at Pakenham's big Kids Day Out race meeting. 149241...
Reverend revs it up
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
He’s the man of God who’s truly one out of the box. GEORGIA WESTGARTH interviewed the revhead reverend who’s taking it to...
On an Outback beach bus, then you drive
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
ON 10 AUGUST a group of mates will set off on a journey which has been more than two years in the...
Disaster convoy fills need
THERE’S nothing more Australian than helping a stranger in need, and that’s exactly how 100 volunteers spent their 2016 Australia Day.
Need for Feed Disaster...
Get your shine on
A SELECTION of the state’s finest cars will be on display at the Lang Lang Showgrounds this weekend for the annual ‘Show 'n’ Shine’.
Held...
Mum seeks Russian MS solution
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A DEWHURST mum set on watching her young daughter grow up is seeking help for potentially life-saving treatment overseas.
Cathy Hayes, 34,...
Road closed for pavement program
AS part of VicRoads’ pavement rehabilitation program, there will be road reconstruction works at Sybella Avenue from Monday 8 February to Friday 4...
A heart for street art
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
LOCAL artists took their work to a new level at a workshop in Pakenham last month.
Under the tutelage of Kyme Farley, the...
Aussie spirit high in Lang Lang
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
MORE than 200 locals gathered in Lang Lang last Tuesday for the town’s Australia Day festivities.
This year marked Lang Lang’s 21st annual...