Plea for action on cafe
By Jim Mynard
GUYS HILL residents have called on Cardinia Shire Council to ensure that the Nush Restaurant at the corner of Beaconsfield Emerald Road...
Fire up for a free day at the races
By Melissa GrantFAMILIES who have had it tough in recent times will be able to enjoy a free day out at the Drouin races...
Buddies help preps settle in
By Elizabeth Lillis
SCHOOL is in for students in Pakenham for 2007.
New students have started their school journeys with prep students settling into life in...
Recycling keeps garden green
By Melissa GrantLES Fleming’s garden is enough to make most people green with envy, but the Ahern Rd resident can safely assure neighbours that...
Shining star on the diamond
By Marc McGowanBERWICK baseballer Simone Wearne’s surname guaranteed her legendary status in the local region, but the superstar pitcher has well and truly created...
Help me to stay, says Inge
By Paul Dunlop
A DUTCH woman needs help to make Pakenham her home.
Inge Verstraeten fell in love with the area after visiting during a 30day...
Standups will have you falling over with laughter
FIRSTclass comedy will hit Emerald’s Gemco Hall this month when Gemco Players present Melbourne’s new generation of standup comedians.
The show features Michael Connell, one...
Bin mix up
By Elizabeth Lillis
A GROUP of Garfield residents is upset over how Cardinia Shire Council has introduced a new user pay green waste bin service.
Bins...
On track for rail row
Catherine Manning is a young mother who has thrown herself headlong into public life because ‘big brother’ wants to place an overlay on her...
Medical centre smoked out
PAKENHAM Main Street was partly closed to traffic after the Country Fire Authority were called to a suspected fire in the roof of a...
Top teeoff for championships
ANDREW Villinger is the Agrade leader after the first round of Pakenham Golf Club’s annual men’s championships played on Saturday.
A large field hit off...
Say cheese! Stallholders are grinning
FEW enterprises can boast more than 2500 clients turning up on the first day of trading, except major shopping centres.
So full marks to the...
McDermott, Mac and Mullett
MARCUS: Well boys, funny story. Driving into Pakenham this morning I stopped at the Cardinia Road/Princes Highway intersection and saw a kangaroo dodge the...
