looking back
By BEN CAMERON
30 years to 1984:
A NEW kindergarten is to be built in Cockatoo to cope with the increasing young population. The...
Helping hand
I MAY be one of the parents that Jordan Mosley (Gazette, 10 December) refers to, and Jordan I would like to point out that...
Pathway to healthy living
By BEN CAMERON
THE streets of Longwarry will now show the community’s commitment to keeping healthy.
Baw Baw Shire Council’s ‘Go for 2...
Highway robbery
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
TWO Pakenham men have been charged with armed burglary after they allegedly held pedestrians at knifepoint along the Princes Highway...
Don’t be sensitive
THE article "Cross and the chainsaw” (Gazette, 10 December) started with the words: “A religiously insensitive cross targeting a local Islamic school”. I see...
Quiet life for justice of peace
By BRIDGET SCOTT
A JUSTICE of the Peace, who started his volunteer career in Kooweerup, has stepped down after nearly 50 years.
John Arthur,...
Homicide figures mislead
By BEN CAMERON
ALL five homicides in Kooweerup over the past two years have been due to dangerous or culpable driving.
The Gazette reported...
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...












