Chips are down for pets
CASEY’S annual Microchipping Day has been dubbed a success, with 285 dogs and cats microchipped on the day.
Residents from within the municipality turned up...
Who will tie up the loose threads?
By Melissa MeehanRESIDENTS and art lovers are concerned about the limited access to the Cardinia Cultural Centre and worried about the care and maintenance...
Author spreads a little of her magic
LITERACY legend Mem Fox paid a visit to Pakenham as part of Rotary’s Literacy Week.
Ms Fox, who is well known for her books Possum...
Smiles through the tears
By Jade LawtonTEARS and laughter were two common themes at the Mackenzie Reid trivia night, held at the Garfield Hall on Saturday.
The local...
So, what do we need?
THE Pakenham-Berwick Gazette asked its readers what the Cardinia Shire needed for the youth of the area … this is what they said.
Joanne...
Students meet Prime Minister
TEN Casey Secondary College students travelled to Canberra to meet Prime Minister Kevin Rudd recently.
The City of Casey’s 2010 Australia Day Study Tour saw...
Slow start after Easter
IT HAS been two weeks since the last young cattle sale at VLE Pakenham due to Easter but, surprisingly, there were fewer cattle penned....
Hidden treasure
I WRITE to record my extreme concern and disappointment at the limited access to the Cardinia Cultural Centre available to ratepayers, and, with respect...
Many thanks
WE WISH to thank all the stewards and exhibitors for helping out at the Pakenham Show on 20 March 2010 and hope they will...
Admirers locked out
WHEN we began The Cardinian Embroidery in 2004, we planned it as a tourist attraction for the shire.
VicHealth granted us funds to make “a...
Demand steps up
WITH the Easter break over, last week’s Fat Cattle Sale at Baw Baw Livestock Exchange, Warragul, saw 728 head yarded and all sold to...
Tip fees could rise
By Tania MartinCARDINIA Shire residents could see a rise in their waste disposal bills this year, following a 233 per cent increase in council...
Civic band honours the late Lyn Stephenson
The Cardinia Civic Concert Band's recent performance was a bittersweet moment marked by an exciting guest, while many paid tribute to the late Lyn...
