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Pakenham Gazette

07/05/2008
Lead Stories
VCAT’s vow has couple in haven
A COUPLE’S vow to open a rural wedding haven has finally paid off after a two-and-a-half year battl...  (07/05/2008)

On the buses at long last!
THE missing link between Pakenham and Kooweerup is set to be connected with the State Government an...  (07/05/2008)

Red Gem shines
RED Gem Growers and Packers has taken out the top prize in this year’s Pakenham Gazette Cardinia Bus...  (07/05/2008)

Quarry tip revolt
HARKAWAY and Narre Warren North residents have vowed to block a proposal to turn the Hanson Harkaway...  (07/05/2008)

Kids show it’s cool to be at school
SCHOOL’S in at Berwick Primary School and the kids love it. So much so that 172 students were congra...  (07/05/2008)

Golden era comeback
SPORTING heroines of a bygone era will return to ‘the swamp’ this weekend as Catani Netball Club ce...  (07/05/2008)

An organic success
FOR good friends Margaret Lockart and Sandra van Rooye, 100 Monkeys Wholefoods and Organics store an...  (07/05/2008)

Push to start band battle
TIME is running out for local musicians to get their demo CD and entry forms in for the Cardinia Shi...  (07/05/2008)

Top up for tea
A GROUP of local ladies will host a Biggest Morning Tea gathering in Cardinia on 22 May. The Biggest...  (07/05/2008)

Café business a gift
CHARLOTTES on Main in Gembrook was established three years ago as a gift shop and café in a 1920 bui...  (07/05/2008)

Sweet memories of 60 years
WELL known local couple Duncan and Betty Holman celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary last Th...  (07/05/2008)

Fairytale’s happy ending
A FAIRY godmother has come to the rescue of a distraught Cinderella who thought she wouldn’t be able...  (07/05/2008)

Speeding isn’t fine
AN AVONSLEIGH P-plater has lost his licence for 12 months after being detected 47km/h over the speed...  (07/05/2008)

Society swamp talk
THE guest speaker at the meeting of the Australian Plant Society on 13 May is Heather Arnold who wil...  (07/05/2008)

Factories plan is scrapped
VICTRACK has abandoned controversial plans for a 12-factory development in Beaconsfield. Nearby resi...  (07/05/2008)

Boost for shire’s ambulance service
AMBULANCE services in Cardinia are set to receive a major boost as part of the State Government’s $1...  (07/05/2008)

Workshop looks at bus services
RESIDENTS and civic leaders participated in a Bus Service Review workshop at the Cardinia Cultural C...  (07/05/2008)

A view to dine out on
THE Forest Edge concept was first envisaged by Rob Butterworth with the aim of creating a fine dinin...  (07/05/2008)

Grounding in good health
WITH a firm grounding in the food and beverage industry and the health care sector, the owners of Th...  (07/05/2008)

Family sufferings prompt death bill
BASS MP Ken Smith has opened up about his personal experiences with death as he prepares to introdu...  (07/05/2008)

Door kicked in, woman abused
A MAN kicked in a front door and entered a Pakenham woman’s home after abusing her in the street ear...  (07/05/2008)

Poultry a growing enterprise
TANDERRY Farm is a family-run poultry farm producing broiler chickens for Inghams Enterprises. Situa...  (07/05/2008)

Planning for sustainability
TREELINE Design is a building design, drafting and thermal energy rating business with an environmen...  (07/05/2008)

Tech boost for colleges
PAKENHAM and Kooweerup Secondary Colleges will be able to improve their technical and vocational tra...  (07/05/2008)

New name for an old hand
TYRE Plus might be a relatively new brand to Pakenham, but its owner Peter Scollo is a familiar face...  (07/05/2008)

Prescription for success
Karen Dougall, a proprietor of the first Priceline Pharmacy and now one of more than 150 stores Aust...  (07/05/2008)

Red carpet ride
A PAKENHAM man hit the red carpet at Sunday night’s TV Week Logie Awards as one of the official phot...  (07/05/2008)

All Other Stories
One with the works
COMMUNITY, quality and customer service are key values at Bunyip Foodworks, says Peter Noble, CEO of...  (07/05/2008)

Drivers dice with death
AN INCREASING number of motorists are flirting with disaster at railway level crossings in and aroun...  (07/05/2008)

Truck takes a tumble and lime spill closes road
ARMY Road was blocked for three hours after a truck and tractor collided on Friday afternoon. Police...  (07/05/2008)

Imprint makes its mark
IMPRINT Marketing and Design is a Pakenham business providing marketing and graphic design services....  (07/05/2008)

Gateway to expansion
MARKFI Gates is a wholesaler specialising in the manufacture of gates and related products. Mainly s...  (07/05/2008)

Learning how to live again
Jean Heath’s story started a year ago when her adult son became ill with flu-like symptoms. Over 10 ...  (07/05/2008)

CJP is in the picture
CJP Designs has something to offer any company, organisation, family or individual. The business foc...  (07/05/2008)

Road now a death trap
RESIDENTS fear someone could be killed if nothing is done to fix a notorious stretch of unsealed ro...  (07/05/2008)

Police seek car smash witnesses
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to events leading up to a collision between two cars in Pakenham ...  (07/05/2008)

Hillz art comes clean on graffiti
AN innovative program is helping young people develop their artistic skills while discouraging graff...  (07/05/2008)

Tania’s creation takes out gold
PAKENHAM hair stylist Tania Davis has been rewarded for her creativity at a special competition in M...  (07/05/2008)

Original artists on show
BLACKWOOD Lane Studio exhibits the unique paintings and photographs of artist Sue Jarvis, whose canv...  (07/05/2008)

Winning designs on computer
MARG Winning’s greatest interest has always been art, graphics, and anything creative. The mother of...  (07/05/2008)

School speed limit ‘too high’
PARENTS and staff at Cardinia Primary School are fed up with dangerous traffic conditions near the ...  (07/05/2008)

Store ‘paws’ over animal welfare
MESSY Pawz pet store and aquarium has a wide range of pets and goods for all sorts of domestic anima...  (07/05/2008)

Cheques out for charity
THE Rotary Club of Pakenham presented cheques to the value of $13,010 to various local charities las...  (07/05/2008)

Variety’s their bread and butter
BRUMBY’S Pakenham, with its range of breads, pies, cakes and drinks, operates at two sites: one at L...  (07/05/2008)

Train expo pulls in
THE West Gippsland Hobbies, Craft and Model Train Expo is on again. The Pakenham hobbies and craft e...  (07/05/2008)

RSL holds meeting
PAKENHAM’S RSL sub-branch will hold its general meeting this Thursday, 8 May. All ex-service people ...  (07/05/2008)

Dancing into the limelight
THE motto at Pakenham’s MarShere dance studio is “learn, exercise and socialise”. The franchised da...  (07/05/2008)

Seniors get say
THE shire’s elders are asked to have their say to help improve their quality of life. Cardinia Shire...  (07/05/2008)

Half-century of scouting
SCOUT leader Brian Williams celebrated 50 years of service to local scouting recently. Mr Williams c...  (07/05/2008)

Primary benefits – in anyone’s language
STAFF at the LOTE (Languages Other Than English) Centre of Excellence at Berwick Secondary College h...  (07/05/2008)

State final is next for ambassadors
TWO locals are in the running to take out Victoria’s Rural Ambassador Awards. Pakenham show ambassad...  (07/05/2008)

Gift with lasting love
...  (07/05/2008)

Give mum the day off
MOTHERS do a lot for people. Many of them cook, vacuum, sweep, wash, help, talk, and advise. So on ...  (07/05/2008)

Casey Cardinia league round 4
PAKENHAM showed a familiar resolve to overcome a spirited challenge from Cranbourne and power away ...  (07/05/2008)

Panthers win Mantel Shield
DEVON Meadows won the Ron Mantel Shield for the first time since its inception, with a solid 42-poin...  (07/05/2008)

Magpies outclass Redbacks
TURNOVERS and a lack of surety with the ball early in the contest, cost Hampton Park any chance of u...  (07/05/2008)

Eagles rout ROC
BEACONSFIELD underlined the fact that it had turned a significant corner by wiping aside struggling ...  (07/05/2008)

Wickers wilt in final quarter
IT IS a case of deja-vu on the Casey Cardinia league ladder with Berwick sitting near the bottom of ...  (07/05/2008)

Casey Cardinia league round five
PAKENHAM runs in to a Berwick side desperate for a win to revitalise a season that is slipping away ...  (07/05/2008)

MPNFL other leagues
AFTER dominating the 2007 season, reigning Peninsula League premiers Seaford continued its unimpress...  (07/05/2008)

Clubs on bonds over all in brawl
CRANBOURNE and Berwick Football Clubs have been placed on bonds after the Mornington Peninsula Nepea...  (07/05/2008)

Big bash for Kable
DISTRICT sports supporters have been invited to a huge family fun day in support of ROC footballer a...  (07/05/2008)

Pastor’s long journey
PAKENHAM Baptist Church has recently welcomed a new minister. Pastor Darryl Kilker, originally from ...  (07/05/2008)

Southside caters for just about everything
SOUTHSIDE Catering is a family-owned and operated business with clients throughout Victoria. The own...  (07/05/2008)

Truck picks up choice award
SAM Capes experienced the happiness of the Yakkerboo Festival when he was awarded the Judges Choice ...  (07/05/2008)

Darrell hoping success will repeat itself
HAVING to repeat your Year 12 studies would normally be associated with failure, but for Beaconsfie...  (07/05/2008)

Billy steams up a great race
RUNNERS from across the country converged on the Hills on Sunday for the renowned Puffing Billy Grea...  (07/05/2008)

ROC cops a hiding
IN A Grade netball, Beaconsfield proved too strong for ROC, who were unable to produce what was requ...  (07/05/2008)

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