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...
Photo talent in her genes
IT SEEMS talent does run in the genes. Gazette photographer Stewart Chambers’ daughter Hannah received second place in the Under 21 Section at the...
Call to lay a wreath
MEMBERS of the public who wish to lay wreaths at the Pakenham RSL’s Anzac Day Dawn Service are requested to leave their names with...
Club looks forward to exciting year
PAKENHAM Rotary Club president Tim Ahern was present at the fourth annual general meeting of the Pakenham East Probus Club and presided over the...
Rain proves a pain
By Tania MartinEMERALD came alive last week to the sound of music as its annual arts festival proved popular with the crowds.
The Performing And...
Super councils? Ex-mayor says South East should avoid renewed merger question
Discussion has emerged around amalgamating local government into super councils, with proponents citing the ongoing strain of cost-shifting, while a former local mayor argues...
