Buck passing over bottleneck
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A TRAFFIC bottleneck causing endless frustration on Pakenham roads needs to be addressed in the upcoming state budget, according to Bass MP...
Trees felled for safety
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
DANGEROUS trees that posed a safety threat to residents are in the process of being removed, following years of campaigning.
Around 200 diseased...
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...
People in Profile: Ensuring days end with a smile
From Officer City Soccer Club to Yakkerboo, Pakenham’s Brijal Parikh does it all, and he does it just to put smiles on faces. Gazette...
