Saved by the bell
MARY Crowley has no doubt she would be dead today, but for one small thing.
Holding up a barely rec...
(27/07/2005)
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Chevy goes up in flames
A SHOWCASE 1952 Chevy was destroyed in a shed fire in Dobson Court, Pakenham, on Saturday.
The cher...
(27/07/2005)
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Blaze inquiry
FIRE investigators are treating a blaze that destroyed a derelict house near Catani on the weekend a...
(27/07/2005)
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Schools’ building approval
PRIMARY schools at Upper Beaconsfield and Gembrook have been given State Government approval to plan...
(27/07/2005)
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Transport woes centre stage
POOR public transport has been described as potentially being Pakenham’s biggest social setback.
La...
(27/07/2005)
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Lights on the way
WORK is well underway on new traffic lights in Racecourse Road, Pakenham.
The lights are being inst...
(27/07/2005)
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Old Bastards lend a hand
WALKING to and from the letterbox used to be just too much for Ray Corlett of Dandenong West.
He sai...
(27/07/2005)
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Don’t aid plate thieves
RESIDENTS have been warned to park their cars in a secure place to deter number plate thieves. Poli...
(27/07/2005)
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Wally goes back to school
FUN was certainly on the agenda when the Gazette’s Wally Wombat visited Bayles Preschool last Wednes...
(27/07/2005)
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Council probes emails
CITY OF Casey Council has ordered an investigation into the content of an email that Four Oaks Ward ...
(27/07/2005)
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Lights out, traders told
BERWICK Village Chamber of Commerce has been told the intersection of Clyde Road and Enterprise Ave...
(27/07/2005)
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Speed drop signals action
SPEED limits through Officer have been cut back to 70 kilometres per hour.
The 10kilometre an hour...
(27/07/2005)
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Sales spark rush for toys
CHRISTMAS may still be about half a year away but Santa’s little helpers are already working hard i...
(27/07/2005)
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Terry marvels at motherhood
CANCER, chemotherapy, paraplegia and doctors’ warnings could have ruined former Pakenham local Terr...
(27/07/2005)
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Support for GM probe
THE Victorian Farmers Federation says it strongly supports the action being taken by the Victorian G...
(27/07/2005)
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School gets nod to plan
UPPER Beaconsfield Primary School has received approval to plan the next stage of its building proje...
(27/07/2005)
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Meeting for the ages
The City of Casey’s Ageing Positively Reference Group has held its first meeting.
Group chairperson,...
(27/07/2005)
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Duff is new leader
MICHAEL Duff has been elected president of the Kooweerup Business Association.
Mr Duff replaces cop...
(27/07/2005)
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Funding request planted
COCKATOO residents have applied for funding through the Shire of Cardinia to build a Hills community...
(27/07/2005)
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Milestone for Wally member
THE Gazette’s Wally Wombat was excited on Friday when he met Alex Kuyer from Pakenham at the Pakenha...
(27/07/2005)
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Garden expo makes ground
FRIENDS of Wilson Botanic Park have started preparation of the park for the Garden Expo 05 on Saturd...
(27/07/2005)
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Shortage forces buyers to pay
FOR the week ending Monday, 25 July, total yarding at the VLE Pakenham was 3318 plus bobby calves.
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(27/07/2005)
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New committee elected
PAKENHAM Seniors’ annual general meeting was held on Monday and the following officebearers and comm...
(27/07/2005)
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Looking Back
30 years to 1975
THE Nar Nar Goon miniature debutante ball was a hit with delighted locals, who w...
(27/07/2005)
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Shop saves for CFA
A NEW relationship has developed between volunteer organisations in Lang Lang.
Lang Lang Opportunity...
(27/07/2005)
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Competition rife
AT THE Baw Baw Livestock Exchange, last Wednesday’s fat cattle market saw 731 cattle, and Thursday’s...
(27/07/2005)
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Big week for Bulls
BAW Baw had five wins in competition matches last week, including a walkover for the men in State Le...
(27/07/2005)
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New head for water body
A NEW chairman has been appointed to the Water Resources Committee of the Victorian Farmers Federat...
(27/07/2005)
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Auto club revs up at tip
PAKENHAM Auto Club ran its second motorsport event for 2005 when Cardinia Council granted a oneday p...
(27/07/2005)
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Puppet master is hands on
PUPPETEER Ian Cumming will present a workshop and show for children at the old Cheese Factory, 34 Ho...
(27/07/2005)
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Disability is no bar to art
YOUNG people with disabilities can develop creative and personal skills with the help of professiona...
(27/07/2005)
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Work to start on library
GROUND should be broken on the Emerald Library project within weeks, following the appointment of bu...
(27/07/2005)
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Reserve refit
A MAJOR renovation of Garfield recreation reserve is scheduled to be finished by Christmas.
Cardinia...
(27/07/2005)
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Council hires ‘frogspert’
A ‘FROGSPERT’ has been hired to develop a kidglove treatment for the seemingly omnipresent – but st...
(27/07/2005)
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Council debt passes test
CARDINIA Shire Council’s financial situation has been given the all clear from the State Government....
(27/07/2005)
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New watch group
A NEW Neighbourhood Watch group has been formed in Beaconsfield.
The group will hold its official l...
(27/07/2005)
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Wheels keep turning
Inner Wheel District A62 outgoing chairman Merle McCubbin, of Berwick, and incoming chairman Margare...
(27/07/2005)
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Casey aims to direct the arts
THE new Casey Arts Directory provides a comprehensive list of Casey’s artists, art groups, venues a...
(27/07/2005)
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