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Pakenham Gazette

01/02/2012
Lead Stories
Small tornado strikes
A 26-SECOND video of a small tornado in Pakenham on Monday has been posted on Twitter. The video, c...  (01/02/2012)

Your bit for the tot
AT NEARLY one year old, Pakenham tot Hudson Kingsley knows too much about fighting for his life. He ...  (01/02/2012)

Report dumps on council
AN AUDITOR General report into contaminated sites has slammed Cardinia Shire Council for failing to ...  (01/02/2012)

Gas bottle explodes in face
A PAKENHAM man suffered burns to his arms and face when a gas bottle exploded during an Australia Da...  (01/02/2012)

Girl attack dog put down
THE dog that mauled a four-year-old Pakenham girl last week has been put down after it was asse...  (01/02/2012)

Little Bunyip badly needs a home
THE swamp town of Bunyip might be named after a mythical creature from traditional Aboriginal mythol...  (01/02/2012)

Paintball concern
THE article Thinking Young (Gazette, 25 January) states that a cinema, motor sport, laser skirmish ...  (01/02/2012)

Government cans slammer story
IT'S a rumour that pops up every few months, but the Government has made it very clear that it would...  (01/02/2012)

Cab that never turned up
AN EMERALD teen and his friends were forced to wait for three hours at Belgrave train station on a S...  (01/02/2012)

Long lawn puts Metro on line
METRO trains struggles to get its trains running on time, but it seems it can't get its lawn mowers ...  (01/02/2012)

All Other Stories
Sights set on baggy green
MOST 14-year-old cricketers walk out on to the field on a Saturday morning to have fun with their ma...  (01/02/2012)

Phone call prevents 'fatality'
A PHONE call from the public has helped Emerald police stop a “fatality waiting to happen”. Acting S...  (01/02/2012)

Bunyip Ward in the balance
CARDINIA Shires's Bunyip Ward could be no more, as the council ward boundaries are set for a shake-u...  (01/02/2012)

Tool thieves caught in the act
TWO would-be thieves were foiled by a Bunyip North woman, when she confronted the pair as they tried...  (01/02/2012)

Berwick's big day
IT'S been called the best Australia Day celebration Berwick has seen in seven years. Wtth about 4000...  (01/02/2012)

Rabbits in her sights
MACCLESFIELD woman Irene Pearey's work on rabbit control, ragwort eradication and protecting the hel...  (01/02/2012)

Euphoria marks the events
KOOWEERUP and Lang Lang were abuzz last week as residents got into Australia Day celebrations bright...  (01/02/2012)

Teen calls in for Finland visit
TOORADIN 16-year-old Stephanie Beaver just got back from a year overseas in Finland. It might seem ...  (01/02/2012)

Competition to brush up skills
KOOWEERUP hosted the annual Eastern Districts Fire Brigade Competition on the weekend. It's the seco...  (01/02/2012)

Planning your Valentine's Day?
THE international day of romance, Valentine's Day, 14 February, is a great reason to spoil your some...  (01/02/2012)

Quality dose of intrigue
Homeland Channel 10, Sundays, 8.30pm CHANNEL 10 has largely built this year's line-up around this mu...  (01/02/2012)

The accent's on a surefire hit
Australian Open Channel 7 Two weeks straight from 16 January THE AUSTRALIAN Open has to be one of t...  (01/02/2012)

This chick's a charmer
New Girl Starring: Zooey Deschanel, Jake M. Johnson and Max Greenfield Channel 10, Sundays, 8pm SU...  (01/02/2012)

Life and death in the fast lane
SENNA is a documentary that charts the inevitable moment when its subject dies. But despite everyone...  (01/02/2012)

Good vealer growth bears market fruits
A REDUCTION of numbers sold to an almost full field of regular buyers at VLE Pakenham. The exception...  (01/02/2012)

Strong bidding boost prices
THERE was a light yarding of 264 head on Wednesday for the only sale held last week at Baw Baw Lives...  (01/02/2012)

Top up for feed
IF ONLY feeding cows was as easy as making sure there was enough grass in the paddock. Dairy farmers...  (01/02/2012)

Sick of the toll? Then spread the word
IT'S one of the most important resolutions that can be made for 2012 - be a safer driver. Talk the T...  (01/02/2012)

Maiden wish granted
IT might have been their first performance and they might have been the youngest band competing, but...  (01/02/2012)

Pace gathers for cup race
PAKENHAM Racecourse was a cold and wet place to be on Tuesday morning as local trainers put their st...  (01/02/2012)

Ways of the warrior
THE Pakenham Warriors scorched up the courts in the Dandenong-Eltham Basketball Tournament over the ...  (01/02/2012)

Knock-out neighbours
LUKE Jackson and Zac Chaplin posted this season's highest partnership in WGCA senior cricket strikin...  (01/02/2012)

Killer Cobra Kirkland
CORA LYNN has unveiled a number of star recruits in recent seasons and their latest acquisition Luke...  (01/02/2012)

Demons spark up
DAY one of round 12 in the West Gippsland Premier Division saw individual highlights from Pakenham U...  (01/02/2012)

Saturday’s stars
BATTING D. O'Brien (Devon Meadows Dist) .... 165* C. Smith (PUT Premier) 135 L. Jackson (Pakenham B ...  (01/02/2012)

Five belt a ton of runs
THE runs flowed freely in District and Sub-District in the WGCA, as four big centuries were made acr...  (01/02/2012)

Bullish three out of four
CARDINIA has reclaimed its title as the Twenty20 champions of the West Gippsland Cricket Association...  (01/02/2012)

Smith lines up for the best
PAKENHAM Upper-Toomuc's Chris Smith has put a significant down payment on the inaugural Pakenham Gaz...  (01/02/2012)

WGCA other grades review - round 12
PAKENHAM B grade's young willow wielders, Luke Jackson and Zachary Chaplin, lead the highlights this...  (01/02/2012)

Players enjoy spruced-up course
WITH the Pakenham Golf Club Pro-Am coming up on Friday 10 February the course is in mint condition a...  (01/02/2012)

Eagles soar in Drouin Stableford
THE Drouin Golf Club hosted a Stableford event on Saturday with 121 players feeling the sun on their...  (01/02/2012)

Poms
WITH the Cardinia Beaconhills Club Championships only a week away it's the perfect time to hit top f...  (01/02/2012)

Fast fairways slow play
THE Garfield Golf Club played host to a Stableford event on Australia Day with 67 players facing the...  (01/02/2012)

Colin's life is on track- Hands on as usual. Colin Scott and Speediness return at Pakenham on Tuesday morning after the four-year-old geldings final hit-out for Sunday's $75,000 Sale Quality. 76485Pic
TIMES are a-changing both on and off the track for Pakenham horse trainer Colin Scott as he embarks ...  (01/02/2012)

Gunning for a Group One
IT'S an unseasonably chilly and wet summer's morning at Pakenham Racecourse on Tuesday, almost a mis...  (01/02/2012)

Stagger home
IT'S taken more than 40 years of involvement in the sport of greyhound racing for Garry Selkrig to f...  (01/02/2012)

Olivers go north, games go south!
IN A frustrating day for Garfield bowls on Saturday, three sides suffered tough losses and now each ...  (01/02/2012)

Waters make a solid win
CARDINIA Waters' Tuesday side travelled to Cheltenham last week and recorded a solid win, 61 shots t...  (01/02/2012)

Bowlers on the sick list
IT WAS all hands on deck for the Pakenham Bowls Club on Saturday as due to illness and other reasons...  (01/02/2012)

Cardinia LiFE results
Futsal Open Once Were Warriors 5 v La Roja 2. Orange Rhinos 20 v Kabana Warriors 2. Panthers 3 v Ev...  (01/02/2012)

Harnessing young dreams
WARRAGUL based trainer/reinswoman Casey Parker is one of 11 people selected to compete in a new race...  (01/02/2012)

Graves across the line with optimism
BEACONSFIELD local Jack Graves, 14, has become Victoria's first Optimist National Champion after a 1...  (01/02/2012)

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