Charity’s bitter harvest
By Paul Dunlop
VEGETABLES grown to feed needy families have been ripped up and destroyed by vandals.
The Pakenham charity garden tended by volunteers from the...
Embankment smash
A PASSENGER in a truck was airlifted to hospital last Thursday after the vehicle he was travelling in slammed into an embankment in Pakenham...
Foot down on car parking
By Paul DunlopCARDINIA Shire councillor Brett Owen has vowed to put the handbrake on new developments in Pakenham unless they come with plenty of...
Rochelle hopes to raise the stakes
By Marc McGowanLANG LANG’s first lady of fundraising Rochelle Baker has devoted her life to honouring the memories of her mother and grandmother.
Her mother,...
Book now for Godspell
GODSPELL tickets are now on sale.
Windmill Theatre company will stage the show at the Cardinia Cultural Centre, Pakenham on Friday and Saturday 3, 4,...
Relocation plans still on track
By Elizabeth Lillis
RELOCATION of Pakenham Racecourse out of central Pakenham remains on the agenda.
Chief executive of Pakenham Racing Club Terry Macdonald said the committee...
Golfers mourn Garfield stalwart
GARFIELD golfers are mourning the passing of Laurie Payne.
A 40year member of the town’s golf club, Mr Payne was a greatly respected member and...
School pulls some strings
HARKAWAY Primary School students became totally engrossed in their work during kite flying lessons at the school on Thursday, 8 February.
Principal Fred Hess said...
Don’t bypass Cranbourne’s needs
CRANBOURNE needs and should get a traffic bypass.
That is fairly much an indisputable fact.
Taking heavy traffic out of towns has been a matter of...
Moonshine and motors a potent mix
By Marc McGowan
GRAHAM Cockerell’s Upper Beaconsfield business, Moonshine Motors, chalks up 25 years on Saturday.
It is a culmination of the 51yearold’s unwavering passion for...
Brookers’ bowlers on target
GEMBROOK’S Cgrade team produced a top bowling and fielding performance to defend a modest firstinnings score of 143 and defeat Devon Meadows on Saturday.
Devon...
Brookers belt Belgrave
GEMBROOKCockatoo had a 95point senior win over Belgrave and also dominated in reserve and under18 grades, making it the most successful afternoon for the...
Talbot tops the lot on a chilly day at San Remo
It was another great day as 50-odd members of the South West Gippsland Midweek Bowling Group turned up on Thursday at San Remo Bowls...
