Laughter is family’s medicine
By DANIELLE GALVIN
THE Roberts family motto, 'live, laugh, love’ has a particularly special meaning.
After a three-year battle with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, Philip Roberts has...
Life saving action leads to award
By DANIELLE GALVIN
IN THE words of legendary Hawthorn coach John Kennedy, recipients of the Ambulance Victoria Community Hero awards took on his most famous...
Dob in fire dangers
By NICOLE WILLIAMS
THE region’s top firefighter is urging people to prepare for the fire season, and dob in their neighbours if they don’t.
District 8...
Art show divides council
By DANIELLE GALVIN
AN EXPLOSIVE discussion at last week’s Cardinia Shire Council meeting about an art show in Pakenham led one councillor to call her...
Boy evades abduction attempt
A YOUNG boy was approached by a man in a white van who attempted to lure him into it and grabbed at him in...
Stop the violence
TODAY is international White Ribbon Day. There are events happening across the region, in a bid to reduce the prevalence of family violence. Casey...
Tags are a bad sign
PAKENHAM has been hit with another wave of graffiti.
One resident, who did not want to be named, contacted the Gazette today (Thursday) and said...
Trauma support for those left behind
By NICOLE WILLIAMS
ORGANISATIONS in Casey and Cardinia have been focused on suicide prevention but a service is stepping into the suicide bereavement arena.
StandBy is...
Find rings a bell
By BRIDGET SCOTT
A FORMER Nar Nar Goon footballer will be reunited with a possession he never thought he would see again.
When Nar Nar Goon’s...
Mayor’s platforms
CARDINIA Shire mayor Graeme Moore celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday with his wife Sue.
See today's Gazette for more on the mayor's first...
Shoppers enrich brigade coffers
THE Toomuc Rural Fire Brigade was established in 1945 and has remained a volunteer firefighting force ever since.
Over the past eight years, the brigade...
Back to the old school yard days
By DANIELLE GALVIN
THERE were stories of yesteryear and travellers from near and far for the Lang Lang Primary School 125 year celebrations on Sunday.
The...
Pakenham Carols delights once more
Despite patchy weather, the Pakenham Christmas Carols was another success, maintaining its firm position as a staple of the local festive season.
An effort made...
