Vacant house gutted
By Melissa MeehanOfficer in charge Lieutenant Daniel Ingram said investigators were still combing the scene, in King Street, Pakenham, for the cause of the...
Primal rhythms take stage
By Melissa MeehanLATIN fitness has taken over Cardinia, with classes filling up thick and fast across the shire.
Better known to most as Zumba,...
Bullocks beat the rest
A HEAVIER yarding for the Wednesday Fat Cattle Sale last week at Baw Baw Livestock Exchange, Warragul, saw an increase in per head price...
Six stars soon
ALL new homes and major renovations in Victoria will have to be six star energy rated from May 2011.
Planning Minister Justin Madden said...
Footy is in the pink
By Mara Pattison-SowdenEMERALD football and netball players are going to paint the town pink this Saturday in support of the fight against breast cancer.
For...
Branch open
AN EXCITING era is starting with the inaugural official meeting of the Pakenham Evening Branch of the Country Womens Association of Victoria (CWA).
The...
Loss of
LONG-TIME Pakenham man Joe Zaal has passed away after a courageous battle with cancer.
He passed away in Brisbane, where he moved to be...
Gotta hand it to him!
By Melissa MeehanTWO Beaconhills College students have been selected for the Top Design Exhibition at the Melbourne Museum.
Nathan Ide, Year 12 Valley Campus student,...
Market’s hefty heifer sales
ANOTHER small yarding of grown cattle was penned after a long weekend at VLE Pakenham, and the quality was quite mixed.
Despite the small...
Plague of corellas
By Jade LawtonA large flock of corellas, often mistaken for cockatoos, have been calling the region home since late 2009.
Beaconsfield resident Lisa Ross...
Market halves and prices fluctuate
THE Fat Cattle sale last week at Baw Baw Livestock Exchange, Warragul, saw less than half of the previous week’s total yarding, with prices...
Benefits of top-two finish in the balance
The top-four teams in West Gippsland netball are all fully aware of the extraordinary benefits of finishing top-two at the end of the season.
First,...
