Worth the fears and tears
By LIA SPENCER
HANNAH Kafel broke down and cried when the doctor told her she was pregnant, but today she is beyond smitten...
Generation gap narrowed
A total of 160 Pakenham Springs Primary School students were given a guiding, experienced hand with their work last week when they invited their...
Maiden dux thrilled to bits
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
IT WAS a nerve-racking ordeal for one Pakenham student as he sat in bed on Monday morning waiting to receive...
Polished iconic ‘gem’
By BEN CAMERON
THE commercial restoration of a near century-old building in Garfield could be “one of the gems of our shire” Port...
Driving up donations
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
FUNDRAISING was a breeze for one Rotary Club that managed to rack up donation dollars on the golfing green earlier...
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AN unpasteurised milk product was linked to the death of a toddler last week. Do you think this product, designed for cosmetic purposes, should...
Hit back at flystrike
SHEEP producers have been warned to prepare for a heightened risk of flystrike this summer.
Department of Primary Industries statewide veterinary officer Dr Robert Suter...
Drunk mum crashes with daughter in car
A MUM who blew almost six times the legal limit had her young daughter in the car when it crashed in Pakenham last week.
Police...
Happy snappers on show
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
INSPIRING photos snapped by young artists across the Shire are on display in Emerald.
Budding artists from the weekly afterschool photography...
Woman hospitalised after crash
By BEN CAMERON
A 79-YEAR-OLD woman from Nar Nar Goon was taken to Dandenong Hospital following a two-car collision on the corner of...
Where’s the harm
By LIA SPENCER
MY one-year-old Isla has just started to stand on her tippy toes and grabs anything that is within reach on...
Cinemas on pause
By BEN CAMERON
PLANS for a seven-screen cinema complex with a dining precinct and retail shops in Officer will remain on the backburner...
Ensuring Christmas is spent together
Christmas is a joyous time, but it cannot be forgotten that it can also be a tough time for others, and each year community...
