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Cops scouting for members at Show
By Bonny Burrows
Local police will up their presence at Saturday’s Pakenham Show while also joining in on the festivities.
Among the rides and stalls at...
Romance in full bloom
The Gazette has reported on thousands of romances over its 107- year-history - engagements, weddings, anniversaries and the like.
But it rarely starts one.
So management...
Walks along the watergarden
Women on Farms members spent a wonderful day marvelling at the lovely lotus and waterlily flowers at Blue Lotus Watergarden in Yarra Junction.
After an...
Man and his music
Most people know Geoff Peterkin as the man behind the console managing the sound and stage needs at the Cardinia Cultural Centre. What they...
McHoax gets Emerald’s blood boiling
By Bonny Burrows
Rumours of a McDonalds fast food store coming to Emerald this year have been quashed.
Speculation began last week when a sign advertising...
Fire burns through grasslands
By Bonny Burrows
A three-hectare grass fire broke out in Upper Beaconsfield on Sunday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to Manestar Road, about 12.40pm, to the...
Solar savings for Kooweerup’s favourite sons
By Bonny Burrows
The Kooweerup Men’s Shed will reduce its carbon footprint by installing solar panels.
The solar panels project, funded by a $5800 Federal Government...
All that’s old is news again
By Bonny Burrows
Uncovering treasures of decades past was the theme of a recent Evergreen Retirement Village event.
The Pakenham village hosted its second Antiques Roadshow...
Group gets to the heart of the matter
When a call was put out to improve cardiac services in Berwick, the hospital auxiliary stepped in.
St John of God Berwick Hospital’s Chronic...
Teen missing
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Kooweerup teenager Riley Battams.
Riley was last seen at his Manks Road address on 5...
After 60 years the love’s still strong
By Bonny Burrows
When Clyde and Geraldine Brett married 60 years ago at just 18, they knew they were in for the long haul.
As Clyde...
Kids’ cash to give back
Five local schools have received grants to encourage secondary students to give back to their local communities.
Officer Specialist School, Berwick College and Emerald, Kooweerup...
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Second asbestos in Casey
Another asbestos sample has been found in Casey.
Casey Council identified suspected asbestos from a small sample in a mulched garden bed at Clydevale Avenue...
