Tea’s a tonic
LOCAL health enthusiast, Emily-Rose Pumfrey is changing lives one teacup at a time with her new business.
She is studying naturopathy at Endeavour College of...
Doc’s been lucky in life
MOST of those expected to cram into the Nar Nar Goon Community Centre to celebrate the 90th birthday of Bill ‘Doc’ Doherty this Sunday...
Firefighters fear arson spree
SIX fires on Cardinia Road on Saturday afternoon that narrowly avoided homes are believed to have been deliberately lit.
CFA District 8 operations manager Trevor...
Factory grows with Pakenham
IT IS commonly agreed that Pakenham would not be the suburb it is today without the influence of the Raleigh/Nestle/Gippsland Food factory.
The Raleigh Preserve...
Leading by example
NOT many teenage girls would jump at the chance to shave their heads, but two Emerald Secondary College students are leading their peers by...
When all else fails
ON THE back of failed bushfire plans, Cardinia Shire Council has named three locations as the potential sites for neighbourhood safer places and they...
Forum hears of support entitlement
BEACONSFIELD Neighbourhood Centre was filled to overflowing for Monday’s National Disability Insurance Scheme forum.
Senator Jan McLucas, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, joined La...
Abbott drops in
THE Federal Opposition Leader made a flying visit to Beaconsfield yesterday, but local issues took a backseat.
Tony Abbott stopped for morning tea at a...
Traders want fresh blood
PAKENHAM Business Group (PBG) is set for a changing of the guard, as long-standing committee members leave and fresh blood moves in.
Four of the...
Life force
THE 441 people who took turns circling the Pakenham oval on Friday night and Saturday morning were united for a common cause, but each...
Crash course
Fatality at is "only a matter of time" ...
MOST drivers know to give way to the right at a roundabout - but it is...
Footy star Sam hams it up
Sam Newman was a welcome visitor to Pakenham on Tuesday.
Eager shoppers gathered along Main Street as The Footy Show larrikin walked up and down...
Heroism ends in tragedy: Firefighter loses home
A former Berwick student turned firefighter was among the heroes defending the township of Alexandra, Victoria, as flames threatened the area day and night.
Despite...
