Agriculture in the digital age
INFORMATION technology is playing an increasingly important role in today’s farming practices.
Modern mobile phones – with a plethora of sophisticated applications – keep farmers...
Lavinia needles PM
By Melissa MeehanUPPER Beaconsfield’s Lavinia Martin hates needles.
The eight-year-old even went to Canberra to visit Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and tell him how...
Buyers get in before break
WITH no market next Monday due to Easter at VLE Pakenham, and a reduction of nearly 500 head, demand remained strong for all classes...
“We were a good business before the signs were taken down and we won’t...
By Melissa MeehanFACING financial hardship and the decision to lay off staff, the Garfield Berry Farm has resurrected its signs, defying VicRoads in a...
Jeff pedals for heart health
By Melissa MeehanJEFFREY Neilsen wants to be the fastest man in the world.
He is already the fastest man in Australia, on a bike,...
RSL warriors enlisting support for a …
By Melissa MeehanNEIGBOURING RSLs will not support a super-club in Pakenham if it means losing their own identity.
Community members and local clubs were...
New centre impresses
VISITORS to the 48th annual Farm World were impressed with the stunning new Lardner Park Exhibition Centre last weekend.
The official opening of the...
Shattered skull-
By Jade LawtonTODD Hansen spent his 16th birthday in a coma.
The teenager’s life changed forever two weeks before his milestone birthday, when after...
Duo kicks off album tour
By Bridget BradyTWO Bunyip boys have merged their musical backgrounds to produce their long-awaited first studio album.
And the result – a sweet sounding fusion...
Time bomb
By Jade LawtonA BERWICK couple fears their house has become a ticking time bomb, after inexperienced installers bungled their home insulation.
Alex and Jackie Qureitem,...
Gembrook bus service welcomed
BALLOONS, streamers and general good cheer ensured the first day of the Gembrook-Pakenham bus was one to remember.
Gembrook MP Tammy Lobato and local VCE...
Lardner assault probe
WORKSAFE is investigating an alleged assault on one of its inspectors at the Lardner Park Field Days last Friday.
Assaulting a WorkSafe inspector can...
Bicycle strategy up for review
Council is reviewing its Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategy with locals encouraged to have their say.
The review aims to create safer, more connected, and accessible...
