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Hit-run driver on run
By CASEY NEILL
A DRIVER slammed into a stationary vehicle and sped away following an argument in Pakenham last Thursday morning.
Witnesses told the Gazette that...
Local, proud to be 50
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
VAN STEENSEL Timbers started as a small family business in Officer, growing to create a legacy that would last half...
All round funds for facility
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
A BRAND new community health and well-being facility that opened in Pakenham last week is set to benefit many Cardinia...
Practice makes perfect
THERE is one factor that dictates the safety of young drivers more than any other influence - experience.
Practice is the key to driving safely...
Lock it or lose it
By Aneeka Simonis
EXPENSIVE tools and trade work equipment are being swiped in record numbers from cars across Cardinia Shire, causing police to urge tradies...
Among the missing
By Aneeka Simonis
A FORMER Pakenham man is among dozens of Victorians missing in earthquake-devastated Nepal and parts of north India.
Bruce Goldsack, 59,...
Fired up with new station
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
BEACONSFIELD CFA’s prayers have been answered with the recent State Government commitment to build volunteer firefighters a new $1 million state-of-the-art station.
Planning...
Crossing danger drags
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
PARENTS concerned for their child’s safety as they dart and weave through fast oncoming traffic have put their foot down, demanding better...
Riding roughshod
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
V/LINE has rejected claims it was at odds with Metro about speed restrictions between Dandenong and Pakenham despite reducing its maximum travel...
Real picture of our Anzacs
By GARRY HOWE
PAKENHAM-based Major Guy Warnock, a veteran of several Middle East deployments, told a record dawn service crowd on Saturday morning that it...
Rates through the roof
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
RATEPAYERS will face a 5.5 per cent rate hike under Cardinia Shire Council’s 2015-'16 draft budget after a councillor's futile effort at...
Buck passing over bottleneck
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A TRAFFIC bottleneck causing endless frustration on Pakenham roads needs to be addressed in the upcoming state budget, according to Bass MP...
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Man trapped by machinery in Gembrook
The afternoon of Tuesday 14 May saw a massive multi-personnel response to a man trapped in machinery in Gembrook.
With eleven vehicles on the...
