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...
Hot Rods and classics line High Street
Classic cars and hot rods lined High Street on Sunday as Berwick’s car enthusiasts meet for the last time of the year.
Berwick Breakfast Classic...
Santa makes special visit to Officer
Santa Claus made a special stop through Officer over the weekend as the festive spirit builds with Christmas around the corner.
Thanks to the Officer...
Festive racing spectacle
Pakenham Racing Club came alive on Saturday, 13 December, as thousands of racegoers gathered for the highly anticipated Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup Day. The event...
People in Profile: 40 years of service at Pakenham Secondary comes to an end
When she started teaching in the 1980s at Pakenham Secondary College, Jo-Anne Duggan did not expect to remain at the same school for her...
2025 In Review – Giants lead cream of the WGFNC crop
The challenge confronting Nar Nar Goon in Saturday’s West Gippsland A Grade grand final becomes abundantly clear when dissecting the 2025 Team of the...
