The best quotes that defined 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, the Gazette looks back at some of the most memorable quotes to make headlines this year.
“A journey...
Year in Review: Small business in ruins
For many small business owners, 2025 has been defined by break‑ins, theft and growing fear.
Among those affected is Harry Hutchinson, owner of Harry’s Clothing,...
Parents demand urgent reforms in childcare
Child safety has dominated headlines across Victoria in 2025, as a series of alarming incidents exposed gaps in oversight, accountability, and transparency.
The year began...
Year in Review: Roadworks leave traders reeling
This year has been challenging for the local economy, with ongoing major roadworks and infrastructure projects reshaping the town centre and testing traders’ resilience.
Early...
Shopping centre blitz sees over 100 arrests
A 15-year-old carrying a hunting knife, two men fighting with a hammer and a couple who stole clothing worth hundreds of dollars are among...
2025 Gazette Person of the Year: Mar and Moses Riek
Crime dominated the political agenda. Fear drove policy. Tragedy drove headlines. Amid it all, two retired gang members turned youth mentors, are proving that...
Year in Review: Mother fights for vaccine access after son’s death
The Victorian community was shaken by the sudden death of 16-year-old Levi Syer, who passed away in September from meningococcal B despite emergency medical...
Year in Review: Brad’s year in leadership
Berwick MP Brad Battin had a short stint in the top job this year, and it would be his own party that would end...
Local legends lost in 2025
Local icons are lost every year, but 2025 took a sad share of the old guard of Pakenham and surrounds.
Many large funerals were held...
Police swarm on teens
Police have charged three people following an alleged aggravated carjacking in Hampton Park and pursuit during the early hours of December 28.
It is alleged...
RSPCA’s top tips to keep your pet safe this Christmas
RSPCA Victoria has shared the best ways to keep your pet safe this holiday season and avoid common Christmas dangers.
During the festive season, RSPCA...
Free soil too good to be true? It just might be
EPA is reminding Victorians that accepting free soil can end up costing them plenty unless they know exactly what is in it.
The warning comes...
Bulls charge to outright
Cardinia’s demolition job of Pakenham reached outright status on day two of round 13 of the Casey Cardinia Cricket Association (CCCA) Premier Division.
The wounded...
