Grass-fed heifers take the market lead
AFTER some very successful store cattle sales at VLE Pakenham the previous week, the competition between feedlots and restockers was stronger, which saw a...
Secondhand robes
By Kelly YatesA BERWICK woman is using her passion for recycling and the environment to start up what she says is Berwick’s “first recycled...
A farewell for the president
By Jade LawtonAFTER three years and countless hours of hard work, Berwick Village Chamber of Commerce President Harry Hutchinson has stepped down from the...
Verna seeks out opportunity
Nestled in between a bike shop and Goody Food Bar on Station Street, the Pakenham Opportunity Shop – formerly the local TAB - has...
Strong demand peaks
THERE was a similar size yarding at Baw Baw Livestock Exchange, Warragul, last Wednesday as there was the previous week and prices were hard...
Don’t fence me in
By Jade Lawton
FOUR Emerald families are trapped in their own homes after a post-and-rail fence was erected across their road.
The fence, put up...
Motorsports boon
By Jade LawtonLOCAL P-platers could undertake defensive driver training for as little as $50 when Pakenham gets its long-awaited motorsports facility.
Speaking at a...
Holy smoke
By Russell BennettThe move came in time for the approaching bushfire season, Police and Emergency Services Minister Bob Cameron said.
But bushfires were the least...
No play, but not court out of money
CARDINIA LiFE has vowed to refund game fees for all pre-paid players affected by the closure of courts.
Several courts were closed in...
Burns victim in coma
A 21-YEAR-OLD man was put into an induced coma after a workplace accident in Kooweerup last week.
The man was soldering a fuel cell...
Street turns into
By Jade LawtonBut that’s exactly what they get every time it rains, with parts of the Pakenham street becoming completely submerged under a torrent...
The men of the land
EVERYBODY in the rural world – and many outside it – are familiar with the agricultural company Gendore.
Brothers in arms at Jindivick
**Congratulations to the two CLYDE Premier debutants in round four. Gurinderjit Singh and club president Tristan Walton both made their way into the first...
