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Pakenham Gazette

21/12/2005
Lead Stories
The best present for pets
THE best Christmas present pet owners can give their furry friends may be to ensure they are desexed...  (21/12/2005)

Dumped pets no gift
UNWANTED pets were found dumped in rubbish bins and on the doorstep of a Pakenham shop last week. Th...  (21/12/2005)

Lucas island post
FORMER Casey mayor Neil Lucas has been appointed administrator of Christmas and Cocos Islands. The G...  (21/12/2005)

Santa Claus comes to town
WHILE most children in Australia will be waiting to catch a glimpse of Father Christmas as he delive...  (21/12/2005)

Santa on the menu
...  (21/12/2005)

New pub rules on cards
TROUBLESOME drinkers asked to leave one pub could be barred from all other hotels under a new blanke...  (21/12/2005)

Pool taskforce formed
PAKENHAM’S outdoor pool appears unlikely to open this summer, but a new taskforce has been formed in...  (21/12/2005)

Push to spread cheer to all
VOLUNTEERS are working overtime to make sure the spirit of Christmas reaches every home. Charity gro...  (21/12/2005)

Vandals smash cheer
A BEACONSFIELD couple who draped their home in decorations was left to question the spirit of Christ...  (05/01/2006)

Man dies in tree felling
A COCKATOO man died at his home on Monday night after being hit by a tree branch. The man, aged in h...  (05/01/2006)

Help call to bail out reserve
BAYLES Fauna Reserve’s need for more volunteers has forced the park to hold a public meeting later t...  (05/01/2006)

Government ‘shifting blame’: MP
BASS MP Ken Smith has hit back at claims the former Kennett Government was responsible for “seven ye...  (21/12/2005)

Farewell to a woman of courage
A SMALL gathering of friends and relatives said goodbye to Lang Lang’s Flo McIntosh at Springvale on...  (21/12/2005)

Failed home scheme was ‘there to help’
PROPERTY investment scheme The Key Result was never a “ripoff” or “get rich quick plan”, according t...  (21/12/2005)

Pay rise for kinder teachers
KINDERGARTEN teachers can look forward to a pay rise and better working conditions in the new year. ...  (21/12/2005)

School leader farewelled
STAFF and students at Upper Beaconsfield Primary School recently bid farewell to longserving princip...  (21/12/2005)

Principal’s new chapter begins
THE roll call of children taught by Margaret Naish over the years may be almost beyond count — but ...  (21/12/2005)

Market news ‘super’
A NEW supermarket has been approved for Bunyip, with Cardinia Shire Council hailing it a catalyst fo...  (21/12/2005)

Council finishes rules overhaul
THE overhaul of Cardinia Shire’s local laws is complete. A topic of enormous debate and controversy ...  (05/01/2006)

Fighting fit at 105!
PAKENHAM’S oldest resident is fighting fit and celebrated his 105th birthday on Boxing Day. Noel Gar...  (05/01/2006)

Oh what a night
ON behalf of the Casey South Melbourne Cricket Club (CSMCC) I wish to thank City of Casey cricket d...  (21/12/2005)

Service takes flight
FOR those that would rather die than jump out of a plane, there is a new way to do it. New Kooweerup...  (05/01/2006)

Hint of a stronger Hawks presence
HAWTHORN Football Club sales and marketing manager Jeremy Kaan has foreshadowed a strong presence i...  (21/12/2005)

Fair time at trade day
...  (21/12/2005)

Award for ‘Eden’
BAYLES Primary School has had a year to remember. When school finished for the year this week, stude...  (21/12/2005)

Committee to form on rubbish
SOLICITOR Marylyn Gilberthorpe will chair a Berwick Village Chamber of Commerce committee of four to...  (21/12/2005)

Council rejects broiler farm bid
A BROILER farm in Nar Nar Goon has been refused permission to expand despite acknowledgment the tech...  (21/12/2005)

Town wins right to burn
BUNYIP residents have won the right to burn off on their properties in the lead up to a fire season....  (05/01/2006)

Burning hay bales close freeway
BURNING hay bales on the back of a truck took 40 CFA officers from around the area 90 minutes to con...  (05/01/2006)

All Other Stories
Farewell for civic pioneer
EULOGIST Neil Lucas described for Patrick Northeast PSM as a “man amongst men” at his funeral on Fri...  (21/12/2005)

Classroom bid successful
THE longawaited arrival of muchneeded classrooms made for a very merry Christmas at Cardinia Primary...  (05/01/2006)

New head for college
HAILEYBURY College has appointed John Fleming as the new head of its Edrington campus at Berwick. In...  (05/01/2006)

Dream team
Berwick’s Tim and Jane Moore have formed a team in marriage, business, and community service. Both h...  (05/01/2006)

Council cartel concerns
CARDINIA Shire mayor Bill Ronald has refuted concerns that the new power base on council could becom...  (21/12/2005)

Lions on course to save lives
I WISH to commend the Lions plan to establish lowcost driver training for young people. Enormous sup...  (21/12/2005)

Best wishes and thanks
PLEASE accept my very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. I wish to thank those who have res...  (21/12/2005)

Bypass at the crossroads
CASEY Council has embarked on an ambitious, but necessary campaign to divert heavy transport from Hi...  (21/12/2005)

Operators
A TRIP around Cardinia’s top tourist sites at first leaves very little to the imagination. But who w...  (05/01/2006)

Helping hand brings rewards
A PROGRAM for children and young people in the southeast with disabilities and special needs will ru...  (21/12/2005)

Bid to delay golf course decision
CARDINIA Shire Council is asking Planning Minister Rob Hulls to hold off on a decision on rezoning t...  (21/12/2005)

Taking life to the Maxx
BERWICK’S Maxx Darby was not meant to live past his first birthday, but, more than a decade later, t...  (21/12/2005)

‘Salty Dog’ from Hong Kong
STEVE Miller has Hong Kong and the email revolution to thank for his nickname life sentence. Affecti...  (21/12/2005)

Shutterbugs set to show their stuff
PLANNING is well under way for the Pakenham National Photographic Exhibition. The third annual exhib...  (05/01/2006)

Tale of fiveyearold’s drive
NATHAN Millar might have to wait longer than most youngsters for his dad to lend him the keys to the...  (05/01/2006)

Honourable avenue settlement
NARRE Warren North residents have reached a compromise with a wellknown property developer who plans...  (05/01/2006)

Mango reaps fruits of success
A SPONTANEOUS classroom comment landed Stephen Maguire with a nickname to think about for the rest ...  (05/01/2006)

Joan refuses to stand still
WHEN Pakenham’s Joan Vogels was elected Cardinia Shire’s Citizen of the Year in 2002, she was invol...  (05/01/2006)

New fire boss
BERWICK’S Brian Parry is the inaugural Victoria State Emergency Service Authority (SES) chairman. Mr...  (05/01/2006)

Lions help keep young drivers on course
LIONS Clubs from across the state are working together to reduce the Christmas road toll by offering...  (05/01/2006)

Youth in from the cold
CARDINIA and Casey councils have each received $19,450 for their FReeZA programs. Gembrook MP Tammy ...  (05/01/2006)

Boys get active
TEENAGE boys were up early recently to take part in Cardinia Shire Council’s Active Boys’ Breakfast....  (05/01/2006)

ARC stretches its resources
CASEY ARC has expanded its health club with the opening of a new core strength and stretching room. ...  (05/01/2006)

Students peddle some victory
BERWICK Secondary College principal David Green has commended his students for their extraordinary s...  (21/12/2005)

Girls go to top of class
ST MARGARET’S School principal Helen McDonald has warmly congratulated her students for their high a...  (21/12/2005)

Team weathers the storm
UPPER Beaconsfield Primary School’s human powered vehicle (HPV) team won first place in the RACV Ene...  (21/12/2005)

Matt’s keen on the court
MATT Keane’s passion for sport will soon land him on a netball court in Penrith. The 16yearold stude...  (21/12/2005)

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