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...
Car thieves hit town
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
CENTRAL Pakenham was the hardest hit by car thieves over the past week.
Police have issued a graphic showing the areas...
By the dawn’s early light
By RUSSELL BENNETT
LONG before the crowd gathered on Saturday morning, a lone figure stood silent at Emerald’s Anzac Place - the statue...
Moving story of service, courage
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THE Anzac spirit is living on among the shire’s younger generations with dozens of students gathering to honour those who...
Helpers share the hard times
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A GROUP of Pakenham student got a glimpse into the lives of others less fortunate then themselves at a recent...
Stamp club’s big swap
BERWICK Stamp Club members are reminded that, to avoid Mothers Day, the next meeting will be held at 2pm on Sunday 3 May, in...
Birthday greetings
PAKENHAM Senior Citizens Centre members wish Garry Murdock and Sheila Wilcox a very happy birthday.
To all members who are not well, the club wishes...
Mark it in your dairy
GARFIELD hosts its first Heritage Winterfest Antiques Market, on Sunday 9 August.
The market, located at the Community Centre on Beswick Street, from 9am to...
For the Anzacs
PAKENHAM Red Cross members attended the local dawn service and laid a wreath at the cenotaph on Anzac Day.
The Mobile Blood Bank will be...
Looking at the early years
BERWICK Pakenham Historical Society will meet at 8pm on Friday 1 May, at the museum on the corner of Princes Highway and Main Street,...
Tension at the tables
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
BERWICK Bridge Club Results enjoyed a great week of competitive play.
On Friday 17 April, 10 tables were played. First for...
Simple scan a life saver
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THE Rotary Club of Pakenham will be conducting the bowel scan program over the month of May.
The club will make...
Fourth attack in weeks rocks Heritage Church
Still reeling from earlier vandalism and attempted break-ins, Lang Lang’s St John’s Anglican Church has been hit for a fourth time, despite increased patrols.
It...
