History fight
@Normal:Emerald Museum volunteer Beryl Bartacek is worried about its future. 51103They have joined forces with Emerald Community House to hold a brainstorm meeting this...
It’s no fun on the ‘ice’
RESIDENTS are complaining that the courts at Pakenham Cardinia Life are so slippery they are causinDanielle Johnson has compared the surface to that of...
Police station to expand
WORKS on the new Kooweerup police station are expected to start next month.
The new station will be bigger than the current building, but will...
Shire’s first Liberty Swing
PAKENHAM youngsters can swing into adventure at the shire’s new access to all abilities playground.
The PB Ronald Reserve adventure playground is now open...
Vet plays down fears
By Melissa MeehanTHERE is no cause for alarm, says Pakenham equine vet David Clemence who wants to ease the minds of horse owners after...
Tonimbuk on world stage
By Melissa Meehan
COME December and Tonimbuk will be the place for competitive horse riders.
The Tonimbuk Equestrian Centre, sponsored by the Cardinia Shire Council,...
Medical masters
By Melissa Meehan BUNYIP is one of the lucky towns.
It is one of the few rural and regional areas not to have been...
Bypass fuel, food stop open for travellers
ONE of two petrol stations opened on the Pakenham Bypass last week and drivers will no longer have to get off the highway for...
Hawke woos Berwick voters
- Melissa MeehanAS THE political circus hits its straps in the lead up to the 21 August Federal Election, the Labor Party has wheeled...
Food for thought
I REFER to a letter from Gembrook MP Tammy Lobato (Showing Sensitivity, Gazette 14 July).
She is misleading and creating doubt and insecurity in the...
Ruby’s rich garden
OBITUARY
Ruby Cousin
Born: March 1914
Died: 12 July 2010
RUBY Cousin packed a lot into her 96 years.
Never idle and interested in everything, she...
Family was everything to Harold
OBITUARY
Harold Bumpstead
Born: 24 November 1928
Died: 13 July 2010
HAVING lived in the Pakenham/Officer district for all but two-and-a-half years of his life, Harold Bumpstead...