Students in crime probe
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
BEACONSFIELD Upper Primary School was the scene of a crime earlier this month - but there was no shortage of detectives ready...
No-chase rule puts public safety first
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
PAKENHAM police have thrown their support behind new policy that will mean police will no longer chase drivers who fail to pull...
No choppers for Wood
By DANI ROTHWELL AND KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
WHILE Bronwyn Bishop has been in the firing line for her travel expenses, local politicians are proving more frugal,...
Families on the edge
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
A RECENT study has ranked Pakenham among Victoria’s most disadvantaged suburbs, highlighting housing stress and juvenile convictions as particular points of concern.
‘Dropping...
Hoons are all around
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
AHERN Road residents who say that hooning in the area is so bad they are being forced to sell their homes are...
Lardner Park votes in new chairwoman
AT THE recent Lardner Park Events AGM held on Monday 20 July, Angela Betheras was voted in as the new chairwoman of Lardner Park...
Show looks to the future
THE AGM of the Parklea Pakenham and District Agricultural and Horticultural Show was held on Tuesday 21 July.
In the show's 105th year Geoff Young...
Goods pinched from unlocked cars
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
PAKENHAM police are encouraging residents to lock their cars and remove valuables overnight after eight cars were broken into in one night.
All...
Friends to the end
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
BULLIES have no place at Pakenham Springs Primary school - just ask 10-year-old Mikayla Wade.
The Grade 4 student has taken it upon...
Schools dig in for greener future
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
STUDENTS at three local schools swapped school books for seedlings last week as part of the annual National Tree Day event.
Garfield Primary...
Brothers are tasting success
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
IF you think fine dining only comes with a trip into Melbourne, think again.
Beaconsfield brothers Blayne, Tyson and Chayse Bertoncello have recently...
Ex-soldier helping those on the longest journey
By GARRY HOWE
A FORMER soldier’s epic journey from Everest, through the length of Australia and culminating with the Kokoda Track and Mount Kilimanjaro will...
Seagulls legends honoured
**One of the most awesome things you’ll see in local sport is the new mural on the wall of the TOORADIN Sports Club. The...
