Tag: News
Fashionistas dress to impress
PAKENHAM’S first stand-alone metropolitan race meeting not only attracted the cream of the horse racing crop on Saturday.
Fashionistas also came from far and wide...
One-year-olds depressed
By Alana Mitchelson
A BERWICK perinatal care centre has revealed it is common to see one-year-old babies who are depressed as a result of exposure...
Trugo makes a comeback
EARLIER in the year, Pakenham College VCAL Intermediate students join forces with the Victorian Trugo Association and introduce this ‘true blue Aussie game’ at...
Gift of cultural sharing
By Narelle Coulter
THE giving of gifts is not a traditional part of Christmas celebrations in South Sudan.
However, Pakenham Uniting Church and Target are making...
Beacons of health celebrate
LITTLE Beacons Learning Centre has just ticked off two more benchmarks of the State Government’s Healthy Together Achievement Program.
The centre is now one of...
Stolen tractor makes tracks
By Aneeka Simonis
A $140,000 tractor was stolen from a Gembrook property and bulldozed through Kurth Kiln in a dramatic getaway under investigation.
Police are...
Santa is coming down your street
SANTA Claus is coming to town - with a little help from the Kooweerup fire brigade.
Kooweerup kids are reminded to listen out for the...
Vision help is a wrap
THE iconic Carols by Candlelight at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl may seem a bit of a distance from Cardinia but that event has...
Festive service is in the post
WITH Christmas fast approaching, Australia Post will keep post office doors open longer as it moves into its busiest period of the year.
Residents in...
Councillors keep an eye on spending
By Alana Mitchelson
CARDINIA shire councillors are being more efficient in spending ratepayers’ money, with expenses almost halving since the beginning of the 2013-16 council...
Town opens up for Christmas
THE Garfield community is set to celebrate Christmas on Friday 16 December and invites everyone to join in the fun.
The annual Garfield Christmas Festival...
Santa to make grand entrance
By Alana Mitchelson
THE Gazette’s Wally Wombat is here to bring the Christmas spirit to Pakenham’s Main Street along with his friend Olivia the Christmas...