Rally in Maddy’s memory
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
A YEAR and a half since Maddison Murphy-West was found dead in her Pakenham home, a second rally will be held in...
That’s the style
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
HUNDREDS of loyal punters and fashionable fillies braved the cold to attend the first Pakenham Cup at the new Tynong racecourse.
Sunday marked...
Council cares less
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
PARENTS are grappling with the idea of removing their children from local schools and moving from the shire after it was recently...
Home burgled through unlocked garage
A 79-year-old Pakenham victim of a home burglary is still without his car which was stolen more than a week ago.
Between 9pm on Monday...
Catholic kinder opens doors
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
THE first Catholic Early Learning Centre in the Diocese of Sale opened in Officer last week, catering for a heightened demand for...
Gate to lost memory
By GARRY HOWE
HOW proud Clair Whiteside would have been had he been at the Officer Recreation Reserve on Saturday for the re-opening of the...
Dawn of century’s respect
By DANNY BUTTLER
A CENTURY to the day since Diggers first waded ashore at Gallipoli, their fellow war veterans and those who will never forget...
Girls call time on courts
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
POOR court conditions forced the cancellation of play at Toomuc Reserve netball courts over the weekend, again raising doubts about the safety...
Friends rally for Maddy’s son
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
A YEAR and a half since Maddison Murphy-West was found dead in her Pakenham home, a second rally will be...
Tales of the men on the marble
FOREWORD by Gazette editor GARRY HOWE
THREE soldiers sit centre stage in a Kooweerup Hall emblazoned with flags, streamers and a huge Welcome Home banner.
It’s...
View from the other trench
By CASEY NEILL
BERWICK man Peter Neumann serves as a reminder of the other side of war.
His grandfather Arthur fought for Germany during...
Yakkerboo downpour
JASMINE Davies-Nguyen was all dressed up with no parade to go to after the heavens opened and washed away much of the Yakkerboo festivities.
The...
Community farewells Warwick
Family, friends and community members gathered at Tobin Brothers Chapel in Berwick on January 12 to celebrate the life of Warwick Keith Glendenning.
He is...
