Town’s plea: bring back police, we’ve copped enough
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
LANG Lang residents have made a public plea to police and the State Government to reinstate the town’s full-time police officer following...
Dawns a sea of poppies
THE centenary of the Gallipoli landings saw different sections of our community commemorate the event in different ways.
From the sombre ceremonies in the pre-dawn...
Couple’s good medicine
By CASEY NEILL
Precede:
Narre Warren North doctor Norval Yeaman and his wife Alma have dedicated their lives to helping others. They spoke to...
Shade sail uncovered
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
THERE was a sea of wide-brimmed hats at the unveiling of a new shade at Saint Francis Xavier College’s Berwick...
Fabric of love passed down
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
WOVEN into the fabric of a sentimental family quilt and passed down for several generations is a history of love,...
Sea of red poppies
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A MOUNTAIN of red paper was transformed into a sea of red poppies, numbering around 3500, by Berwick Secondary College...
Top calibre piano finalists
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A PIANO championship in memory of a former Berwick Rotarian and arts lover was held earlier this month at a...
Sully sneaks a swim
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
WHEN Berwick mum Noella van der Linde opened her door to her youngest daughter, who moved back into the family...
Cook’s joy in blowing the whistle
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
ANDREW Cook’s passion is helping others play out theirs.
The Pakenham resident is a passionate referee for local floorball, basketball and...
Growing legend of Anzac
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A YOUNG soldier carrying a fallen mate on his shoulder would have been a regular sight on the battlefields during...
Make-do mini Yakkerboo
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
THE disappointing cancellation of Yakkerboo was a distant memory for the children at Pakenham Kindergarten last week, where a mini...
Looking back through the archives
50 years to 1976
With the passing on 11 January of Mrs Maud Esther Purves, of The Pakenham Hotel, the district has lost one who...
