She’s good with wood
Born and bred in Ireland, Cockatoo woodcarver and sculptor Ronnie Sexton didn’t always have a full understanding of the Anzac spirit and its significance...
Milestone in kids’ health
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
BAYLES Regional Primary School celebrated a shire-wide milestone health achievement last week.
The primary school was first to reach the ‘Celebration’...
Taking care of ‘postal’ business
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
AUSTRALIA post claims regional and rural post offices will not be affected by pricing and delivery changes designed to save...
Take Ten
Take Ten with new Bendigo Bank Lakeside branch manager Campbell Connell.
What is something people don’t know about you?
If we print it here everyone will...
A wheely great move
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
HEALTHY and fitness was on the minds of dozens of school kids as they participated in the recent Ride2School day...
Brush with Tigers’ fame
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
PAKENHAM primary school students had a brush with fame when the mighty Tigers visited their school last week.
Richmond footy players...
New track hits its straps
By GARRY HOWE
A CHORUS of cheering rang out at 1.18pm last Thursday when racecaller Terry Bailey declared history was being made as...
Bunny bundles of joy
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THEY may be sisters, but Pakenham bunnies Daphne and Beatrix couldn’t be any more different.
Owner Sharna Major said her three-month-old...
Come home Taylah
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A 15-YEAR-OLD Pakenham teen last seen at Pakenham railway station a week ago is being urged to come home.
Taylah Tahi,...
Looking Back
By BEN CAMERON
30 years to 1985:
PAKENHAM Council will investigate claims the area produces the highest blood alcohol reading in accident cases treated...
Uniform theft blow to club
A SOCCER club has been set back $1500 following the “mysterious disappearance” of uniforms from the club’s storage facility.
A bag of team jumpers and...
World champion dishes out healthy living
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
THE Cardinia Shire Council has one of Australia’s greatest winter Olympians and five-time world champion representing their cause for a...
Quiet service honoured
Often, the quiet work of so many goes unnoticed, but the Kooweerup and District Motorcycle Club never forgets those who help the organisation tick....
