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Trials draw national riders
By Rebecca Skilton
It was a packed Tonimbuk Equestrian Centre over the weekend with the Tonimbuk International Horse Trials attracting hundreds of riders from all...
Show’s future in good hands
By Rebecca Skilton
The future of the Parklea Pakenham Show remains in excellent health with the next generation of agriculture and horticulture leaders taking charge...
Big food trucks are back
Australia’s biggest food truck carnival is coming back to Berwick this summer, serving up tasty treats from Melbourne’s finest food trucks for the local community...
‘Simple fix’ to pool plea
By Bonny Burrows
It was sold as a retirement home with “resort style” facilities, but residents of Pakenham’s Main Street Village aren’t lounging around the...
Bollywood and more at show
By Rebecca Skilton
Having found few opportunities to immerse herself within Indian culture throughout the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, mother of two, Aanchal Meshram...
Footy tames violent men
Former AFL footballer and Marngrook Footy Show panelist, Alan Thorpe, is one of the driving forces behind Dardi Munwurro, an Indigenous organisation that runs...
Holi hues marked by love
By Bonny Burrows
A colourful festival of love united community members from all walks of life.
About 250 people of all ages and backgrounds came together...
Vital icons help rotate Show wheel
By Rebecca Skilton
After joining the Parklea Pakenham Show four years ago, the Pakenham Library and Pakenham Living and Learning Centre have become vital elements...
Gippsland named after Governor Gipps
A milestone passed by that Gippslanders would have been unaware even existed.
Keen historian Susan Webster from Agribusiness Gippsland sent a note out last week...
To what lengths thirsty thieves go
By Bonny Burrows
An estimated $400 worth of soft drink was stolen from Pakenham’s IYU Recreation Reserve.
It is alleged overnight on 25 and 26 February...
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...
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‘Essential service’, federal inquiry proposes laws to protect regional bank branches
A Federal Government inquiry has recommended a slate of protective measures to curb the impacts from increasing closures of bank branches in regional areas,...
