Windermere begins merry mission
Windermere Child and Family Services, a not-for-profit community services organisation, is preparing to deliver over 340 pantry packs and 500 Christmas gifts to local...
Community spirit soars
Bunyip’s Recreation Reserve came alive as the Bunyip Community Market returned for one of its final events of 2025.
Entirely run by volunteers, the...
Local dancers to star in uniquely Australian dance arena spectacular
Three talented dancers from Melbourne’s south-east are set to star in a groundbreaking national arena production, Mother Nature, coming to The Plenary Theatre at...
About Town: Special find, the ‘Munnel’ opens and Christmas Main Street plans
The Christmas spirit will arrive
Many Pakenham locals have been disappointed by the lack of Christmas decorations on Main Street over the years.
However, the Gazette...
Urgent question of survival
After a string of violent attacks in Melbourne’s south-east, including a recent school stabbing in Berwick, residents flocked to a seminar in Emerald to...
$1 million for brain cancer research
A Beaconsfield mum with Stage 3 brain cancer led 73 supporters in the World’s Toughest Half Marathon, raising over $1 million for brain cancer...
Small progress made after teen tragedy
After months of campaigning for wider access to the Meningococcal B (Men B) vaccine, Levi Syer’s mother welcomes the council’s new school immunisation initiative.
Greater...
Hostility erupts over 91-Year-old’s Ambulance care
Anger over the treatment of a 91-year-old Drouin woman has boiled over, with a Footscray paramedic crew forced to retreat mid-treatment amid escalating abuse.
Victorian...
Rotary Fun Run brings community together for hospital fundraiser
The Rotary Club of Emerald and District’s Kids Fun Run with Puffing Billy took place on Sunday, 30 November, at the Puffing Billy Railway...
Phillip Island gift shop fined $450,000 for underpaying workers
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $450,000 in penalties in court against the operators of a retail gift shop on Phillip...
Village Bell receives top awards
Upper Beaconsfield’s Village Bell is a well-known gem of the small town, and that fact was confirmed once more with its wins at this...
Frost fallout, no aid
A single night of frost has wreaked havoc on local vineyards, with growers across the state reporting severe damage and fears of one of...
Windermere begins merry mission
Windermere Child and Family Services, a not-for-profit community services organisation, is preparing to deliver over 340 pantry packs and 500 Christmas gifts to local...
