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Pakenham Gazette

18/05/2006
Lead Stories
Good health to our nurses
...  (18/05/2006)

Critics fire up works manager
CASEY manager of works and operations Alex Michelli has strongly defended the City of Casey’s contri...  (18/05/2006)

A grand day out
...  (18/05/2006)

Quarry quandary
THE long running battle over the Mt Shamrock quarry in Pakenham Upper now rests in the hands of the ...  (18/05/2006)

Petrol eating food money
THE rising cost of petrol is causing residents to dig into their food money, according to a Pakenham...  (18/05/2006)

Mothers enjoy their big day
LANG Lang Primary School mums were spoiled on Friday when grades three and four hosted a Mother’s Da...  (18/05/2006)

Council stays behind Berwick Library
CASEY Council was expected to continue its financial support for the historic Berwick Library after ...  (18/05/2006)

Liberal leader to visit shire
NEW Victorian Liberal leader Ted Baillieu and Bass MP Ken Smith will be meeting with Cardinia Shire ...  (18/05/2006)

Drop in members may force sale
A DECLINE in membership has led Beaconhills Country Golf Club into financial uncertainty. With membe...  (18/05/2006)

Golf club must move or close
PAKENHAM residents are torn over the future location of the Pakenham and District Golf Club. Golf c...  (18/05/2006)

Students work on friendship
SIX Kambrya College students attended a forum of the Australia East Timor Friendship Project in the ...  (18/05/2006)

SEW hoses down fire responsibility
SOUTH East Water’s (SEW) senior engineer of water planning, Charles Balette, has said the company ha...  (18/05/2006)

Fire meeting heats debate
FORMER Berwick councillor Warwick Glendenning, who sparked vigorous debate over firefighting resourc...  (18/05/2006)

Council set for emergency
CASEY’S manager of works and operations, Alex Michelli, told a Harkaway public meeting he could depl...  (18/05/2006)

Harkaway water no problem for CFA
BERWICK Fire Brigade captain Alan Boyd says the CFA will not demand an increased water supply at Har...  (18/05/2006)

Complex plan divides council
CARDINIA Shire councillors are divided over plans to build a shopping and entertainment complex on ...  (18/05/2006)

Thieves hit footy club
THIEVES hit the Nar Nar Goon football club at the end of April, making it the latest target in a str...  (18/05/2006)

All Other Stories
Old YZone wins design prize
NOT only has Pakenham’s former YZone building in Henry Street had a name change, it has also had a m...  (18/05/2006)

New home would be purrfect
PAKENHAM kittysitter Louise Major has another batch of cats needing caring new homes. Over the past...  (18/05/2006)

Prayer of hope to support namesake
FROM one Beaconsfield to another, a prayer of hope was sent. That prayer was from Paul Desmond, prin...  (18/05/2006)

Travel time frustrates passengers, business
FRUSTRATED Bunyip and Garfield train commuters are enduring an extra 30 minutes of travel while work...  (18/05/2006)

Lana heads to the top of the class
LANA Hance’s hard work and continued dedication to her studies has been rewarded after she received ...  (18/05/2006)

Equipment gift boosts SES capacity
PAKENHAM SES was last week presented with equipment worth more than $900 as part of insurance compan...  (18/05/2006)

Gembrook resists suburban makeover
GEMROOK residents are up in arms over a proposed 34lot subdivision, concerned that it will change th...  (18/05/2006)

Teens take axe to rotunda
POLICE are investigating a vandalism attack on a rotunda and other park equipment at Puffing Billy P...  (18/05/2006)

Expo gives green light for fun learning
MORE than 2700 primary school children were given hints on how to preserve the environment during th...  (18/05/2006)

Council calls for name ideas
CASEY Council wants residents to name its new performing arts rehearsal centre, which is due to be o...  (18/05/2006)

New cot a boon for babes
PAKENHAM twins Sarah and Samuel Banane have given four tiny thumbs up to a snugly advance in hospita...  (18/05/2006)

Bridge works about to begin
CONSTRUCTION of the $10 million Bryn Mawr Bridge at Berwick will soon start. La Trobe MP Jason Wood ...  (18/05/2006)

Craig’s got a cracker of a name
THE inability to remember the origins of a nickname normally means it’s a ‘Cracker’. Just ask ROC f...  (18/05/2006)

Photographic exhibition clicks into gear
PAKENHAM’S third national photographic exhibition drew an enthusiastic response from keen snappers a...  (18/05/2006)

Mayor salutes campus
CASEY mayor Kevin Bradford has congratulated Monash University Berwick Campus on its 10th anniversar...  (18/05/2006)

Push for transport
CASEY Council has called on the State Government to extend public transport services to Casey Fields...  (18/05/2006)

Dads head back to school
NAR NAR GOON Primary School held its annual Dads Day Out on Thursday, with a record 200 fathers, unc...  (18/05/2006)

Mayor dishes up his own serve
CASEY mayor Kevin Bradford has strongly defended his council’s policy of holding receptions and dinn...  (18/05/2006)

Fire issues can’t just smoulder
ONE strong point to come from a public meeting held at Harkaway on Monday, 8 May to discuss firefigh...  (18/05/2006)

Top Probus modus operandi
PROBUS is one of the most successful and popular organisations in the district. So much so that Berw...  (18/05/2006)

Milestone for kindergarten
RESIDENTS spanning several generations are preparing to celebrate a golden milestone. Upper Beaconsf...  (18/05/2006)

Students rock to top award
A TEAM of Berwick students has rocked its way to the top of the class after win a Victorian Certific...  (18/05/2006)

Disability groups to train in advocacy
CASEY manager of youth and community development Janette Green said the City of Casey encouraged peo...  (18/05/2006)

Skin check for workers
TRADESMEN might be tough, but it’s only skin deep. Construction workers from around Pakenham recentl...  (18/05/2006)

Pampering fit for a star
COLLEEN Tancredi was ready to hit the town after her latest treatment in the Star Makeover package. ...  (18/05/2006)

Rotary logs up 45 years
THE Rotary Club of Berwick celebrated its 45th birthday with a cake cutting ceremony and the tr...  (18/05/2006)

Working bee at the park
THE Friends of Wilson Botanic Park will hold a working bee at the park from 9am to 1pm on Saturday (...  (18/05/2006)

Angels plan night to help Charlie
CANCER patient Charlie Redding is calling for his angels. And his angels are answering, with Charli...  (18/05/2006)

Lions arrive with a roar
PAKENHAM proved that its recent giantkilling win over Doveton was no fluke, by backing it up with a...  (18/05/2006)

Wickers boost embattled Dingoes
BERWICK has offered to help the struggling Dingley Football Club field a reserves side by allowing p...  (18/05/2006)

ROC’s on the right track
ROC proved itself a genuine finals contender on Saturday, despite going down to Doveton by 14 points...  (18/05/2006)

Eagles back, Redbacks slack
TIME was turned back at Beaconsfield on Saturday, when the Eagles suddenly regained their familiar a...  (18/05/2006)

A boost for the Burra
KEYSBOROUGH won its third game for 2006 with an emphatic 36point result over Cranbourne, but coach P...  (18/05/2006)

Casey Cardinia League preview – round six
CREEKS are often in flood and Berwick coach Ronnie Burns will be aiming for a deluge of goals in thi...  (18/05/2006)

MPNFL other leagues
PEARCEDALE put up a good showing for three quarters against Sorrento in the fifth round of Nepean Le...  (18/05/2006)

A gun takes aim
BLAKE Batt is not a household name in football just yet, but if the 19yearold from Tooradin Football...  (18/05/2006)

Gorozidis shows Wickers the way
GEORGE Gorozidis led Berwick to a big victory at Dingley on Saturday. Playing on the forward flank,...  (18/05/2006)

Lions spurred to three wins
PAKENHAM travelled to Tooradin for the first time in a number of years and to great success, the thr...  (18/05/2006)

Eagles fly high
BEACONSFIELD seniors turned on a powerful sevengoaltonil third quarter to down a persistent Hampton ...  (18/05/2006)

Tooradin wins battle for top
THE clash of top sides Tooradin and Pakenham in A grade at the weekend brought a tight tussle betwee...  (18/05/2006)

ROCslide buries Doveton
ROC Netball Club’s Bgrade team produced a strong team game to crush Doveton by 52 goals in round fiv...  (18/05/2006)

Pakenham fights it out
PAKENHAM Netball Club’s Agrade team fought hard against a strong TooradinDalmore on Saturday, going ...  (18/05/2006)

Ted recalls tough times at the top
AFTER 30 years of service to his beloved Magpies, Ted Boyle is undoubtedly an unsung hero of the Nar...  (18/05/2006)

Beacy bogged in Superules
ON A soggy ground at Heathmont, Beaconsfield’s Division 3 Superules side took on Eastern Districts, ...  (18/05/2006)

WGLFL round 4 preview
WARRAGUL will be striving for three wins on the trot when it hosts Drouin at Western Park this Sunda...  (18/05/2006)

Warragul v Drouin
Warragul: The Gulls midfield led by Ryan Davey, Nick Edney and Desi Barr is as potent as any in ...  (18/05/2006)

VCFL country championship
WEST Gippsland LaTrobe Football League is likely to be demoted to Pool B of the 2007 VCFL country ch...  (18/05/2006)

Lessons help young Brookers
GEMBROOKCockatoo junior sides had a tough week against Seville, but came away with two victories and...  (18/05/2006)

YVMDFL Division 1
GEMBROOK’S torrid start to the season continued at the weekend against the rampaging premier Monbulk...  (18/05/2006)

Scorpions toss top Bullants
AFTER a stinging loss at North Ballarat in round five, when most Casey Scorpions felt a win had esca...  (18/05/2006)

Ump bumps big ‘torp’
IT must have been the umpires ‘decision of the week’ despite the men in white saying that they don’t...  (18/05/2006)

Cora Lynn struggles away
CORA Lynn came up against Warragul Industrials at the weekend but failed to come home with a win des...  (18/05/2006)

A good day for the Goon
NAR Nar Goon Netball Club teams played NeerimNeerim South on Saturday and came away with four out of...  (18/05/2006)

Kooweerup scores wins
KOOWEERUP’S lowergrade sides had good wins over Poowong at the weekend. E GRADE Kooweerup scored w...  (18/05/2006)

Kooweerup juniors triumph
ON A wet and windy morning, the Kooweerup under13s travelled to Poowong. In the first quarter both t...  (18/05/2006)

Crows too strong for Catani
CATANI travelled to Longwarry on Saturday with hopes of a solid showing in all grades. The day began...  (18/05/2006)

EDFL match of the day
LONGWARRY passed its biggest test of the season with a commanding 45point victory over last season’...  (18/05/2006)

EDFL round 7 preview
THE early season headliner Cora Lynn has had one big test this season, when it played Nyora in round...  (18/05/2006)

EDFL round 6 review
BUNYIP played its best football for the year and in the process accounted for Lang Lang by 144 point...  (18/05/2006)

Laugh out loud with Tracy
SERIOUS Laughter and Regional Arts Victoria is proud to present Tracy Bartram in an exceptionally br...  (18/05/2006)

Oxfam seeks donations for stall
THE Berwick branch of Oxfam will hold a stall in High Street, Berwick, from 8.30am to 12.30pm on Fr...  (18/05/2006)

Top guests for BADFOLK
BERWICK and District Folk Club (BADFOLK) will feature Melbourne performers Bill Dettmer and Christin...  (18/05/2006)

A naughty night out
ROUND up some friends for the “ultimate naughty night out” at the Cardinia Cultural Centre on Saturd...  (18/05/2006)

Digital art goes on show
AN art exhibition featuring the work of Melbourne based artist David Trout is showing at the Cardini...  (18/05/2006)

Sara to shake up Hallam
ONE of the Hallam Hotel’s most popular performers is appearing once again at the hotel due to popula...  (18/05/2006)

King’s Turbo ‘numero Uno’
AT the age of only 25, Nar Nar Goon greyhound enthusiast Chris King will realise every trainer’s am...  (18/05/2006)

Leek hurdler is a winner
HUSBAND and wife John and Andrea Leek combined to provide the only win by a districtbased horse at P...  (18/05/2006)

Williams jumps into top flight
TONIMBUK showjumping rider Matt Williams, now living in England, rode successfully at the Royal Wind...  (18/05/2006)

Warriors show real fight
PAKENHAM Warriors’ men’s team put on a fine display at home to defeat the strong Melbourne Universit...  (18/05/2006)

Storm gathers trophies
GIPPSLAND Storm’s under17 netball side came away from the recent Echuca tournament with the spoils a...  (18/05/2006)

West Gippsland Women’s Golf Association pennant
DROUIN heads the division one ladder as the action hots up in West Gippsland Women’s Golf Associatio...  (18/05/2006)

Danny shines with 73
DANNY Shine has taken an eightshot lead in Drouin Golf Club’s championships after a superb 73 off th...  (18/05/2006)

Flag flies at Beaconhills
BEACONHILLS Country Golf Club ladies have flown the flag with an excellent divisionthree win in the ...  (18/05/2006)

Mick tops the tee
MICK McManus still leads the Pakenham Golf Club men’s 2006 championships after the second round on S...  (18/05/2006)

A bowls ‘first’ for Berwick
FOR the first time in its history, Berwick Bowls Club’s numberone pennant side recently played off i...  (18/05/2006)

Berwick and District junior tennis
MOST round four matches were completed on Saturday and only one Section Three game was decided. In S...  (18/05/2006)

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