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Pakenham Gazette

02/05/2007
Lead Stories
A message they’re unlikely to forget
AUSTRALIANS have this year more than ever demonstrated their willingness to honour that time-old say...  (02/05/2007)

Terror on the train
A TRAIN traveller suffered a terrifying ordeal when he was allegedly assaulted and then robbed in Pa...  (02/05/2007)

RSL robbed again
BERWICK RSL Hall has been raided for the second consecutive week. A spokesperson for the RSL said i...  (02/05/2007)

It’s time to clock on!
CASEY Council may investigate the feasibility of building a significant structure to complement the...  (02/05/2007)

Mr Bracks, we need a bypass!
KOOWEERUP residents have written to Premier Steve Bracks pleading for a road rescue in their town. T...  (02/05/2007)

Big Brother home to locals
CASEY-Cardinia residents have been given not one, but two reasons to watch Big Brother in 2007. Two ...  (02/05/2007)

Police probe car bomb
A MOLOTOV cocktail was hurled at a car parked outside a Pakenham house on Friday. Police have appeal...  (02/05/2007)

Siren prank inflames the situation
A FIRE in the timekeeping room at Bunyip’s football oval may have been sparked by a practical joke g...  (02/05/2007)

Carpark win buoys council
THE state planning umpire has upheld a Cardinia Shire Council decision stopping a new business and o...  (02/05/2007)

Daunting score for reunion concert
SETTING 50 years of history to music is the challenge ahead of composer Nicholas Buc. No wonder he’s...  (02/05/2007)

Soroptimist conference move a winner
SOROPTIMIST International South West Pacific Federation president Lorna Mead said moving the federat...  (02/05/2007)

Warning after thieves strike
EIGHT thefts from cars parked in residential streets last week have prompted Pakenham Police to agai...  (02/05/2007)

Man killed by train
A PAKENHAM man died when he was hit by a train after trying to run across the tracks when boomgates...  (02/05/2007)

Trailer car hits pole
AN ELDERLY man was taken to hospital after his car ran off the Princes Highway and hit road signs a...  (02/05/2007)

Crews burn off gas
A CAR leaking gas sparked a safety scare just metres from Pakenham Consolidated School on Monday. Po...  (02/05/2007)

The Cage comes to town
RADIO station Triple M will bring its hugely popular breakfast program The Cage to Nar Nar Goon on M...  (02/05/2007)

Jake and James do just for laughs
HEARD the one about the two local boys who took the Melbourne Comedy Festival by storm? It’s no joke...  (02/05/2007)

Hop onto the drought bus
FARMERS looking for relief from the Big Dry have been urged to be in Kooweerup when a special “droug...  (02/05/2007)

Berwick keen to lighten up
BERWICK Village Chamber of Commerce will apply to the Federal Government for a $400,000 development ...  (02/05/2007)

All Other Stories
Canberra listening, says mayor
IMPROVED youth services, more affordable housing, better transport and water headed a list of demand...  (02/05/2007)

Business gets a new foundation
A NEW Friends of the Foundation group will help the Cardinia Foundation build better partnerships wi...  (02/05/2007)

New bid to create wedding chapel
PLANS have been revived to create a wedding haven in Iona despite neighbours’ protests that it will...  (02/05/2007)

Lasting impression
IT was ticks for tatts at the sixth annual Pakenham Tattoo and Piercing Show last Saturday. People f...  (02/05/2007)

Fast girl
Few people in society can accept a female entering the testosterone-packed world of motor sport but ...  (02/05/2007)

Home sweet home for ‘lost’ Keeta
IT WAS a happy ending for Lisa Monod when her beloved Staffordshire bull terrier turned up on her do...  (02/05/2007)

Police seek roadside flasher
THIS is an image of a man police say indecently exposed himself to cars travelling along Main Street...  (02/05/2007)

Leash-free park gains support
THE push in Pakenham for an off-leash dog park continues to gain momentum. Dog owners are lobbying f...  (02/05/2007)

Charity makes plea for food
ST Vincent de Paul is appealing for food donations after an increased demand for the charity’s servi...  (02/05/2007)

500 girls line up for cancer jabs
MORE than 5000 girls in 23 Casey secondary schools will be vaccinated against cervical cancer. Casey...  (02/05/2007)

Tea to celebrate 59 years together
DOUG and Lois Beer celebrated 59 years of marriage last Thursday with a simple tea party at Kooweeru...  (02/05/2007)

Visitors get good vibes
CASEY Council has shown its mobile youth centre The Seasonal Vibe to visiting Moyne Shire youth serv...  (02/05/2007)

An accident waiting to happen
KOOWEERUP’S Ray Brown is right on the money with his views in a letter to the editor about traffic m...  (02/05/2007)

Making friends leads to peace, not war
WHEN I sit at sister cities meetings with people from other nations, and at times visit their homela...  (02/05/2007)

Casey thanks its emergency services
CASEY Council has paid tribute to the Country Fire Authority (CFA), State emergency Services (SES) a...  (02/05/2007)

MP flags support for centre
...  (02/05/2007)

Healthy to the core
DOCTORS should have no need to pay house calls — primary school students are well and truly keeping ...  (02/05/2007)

Boost for science and maths studies
ELEVEN schools in the Cardinia Shire have received a boost from the Bracks Government’s $11.1-millio...  (02/05/2007)

Putting teens on right path
A NEW program aims to turn troublesome teens in a more positive direction. Victoria Police and Cardi...  (02/05/2007)

Cardinia goes for
CARDINIA Shire Council has appointed an arts and culture reference group to help direct the developm...  (02/05/2007)

Food bank branches out
HILLS people will no long find food relief services out of reach as a food bank opens in Cockatoo. T...  (02/05/2007)

Police hunt two after ram raids on stores
POLICE are hunting two men who used a stolen utility from Pakenham to ram raid two Repco stores in D...  (02/05/2007)

At 67, Margo’s still reeling in tradition
MARGO Brunton has lived in Australia for 45 years but still has strong cultural ties with her homel...  (02/05/2007)

Thumbs up for the big red Chev
NARRE Warren’s John Craig has more reason than most to be proud of his wheels. His 1964 Chevrolet B...  (02/05/2007)

Big turnout for Cardinia Colours
HUNDREDS of young people and their families enjoyed all the excitement that the Cardinia Colours Nat...  (02/05/2007)

Memorial back in service
KOOWEERUP’S new war memorial was the venue for the town’s first Anzac Day dawn service for more than...  (02/05/2007)

Defence medal awarded
BERWICK’S Andrew Kyprianos has been presented with the Australian Defence Medal. Latrobe MP Jason Wo...  (02/05/2007)

Pausing to remember
A PIGEON was released at Nar Nar Goon in a symbol of peace, two-up games at Emerald summoned the sp...  (02/05/2007)

Tynong turnout triples
THE Tynong community turned out in unprecedented numbers to remember the Diggers on Anzac Day last w...  (02/05/2007)

Aussie character formed in fire
BERWICK RSL past president Noel Sealey said in the RSL address to the Berwick Anzac Day ceremony tha...  (02/05/2007)

Serviceman honoured
LA TROBE MP Jason Wood presented Harkaway resident Philip Battye with the Australian Defence Medal d...  (02/05/2007)

Serving officer’s concerns
THOUSANDS of people turned out to the Berwick Anzac Day service on Wednesday, 25 April in what has b...  (02/05/2007)

Casey-Cardinia League review - round 1
PAKENHAM set itself up as the team that Casey Cardinia League rivals must chase in 2007, with an all...  (02/05/2007)

X-men up and away
ST FRANCIS Xavier Old Collegians Football Club, nicknamed the X-men, made a successful debut in the ...  (02/05/2007)

MPNFL Nepean league
SOMERVILLE snared its first win of the season with an 18-point win over an inaccurate Pearcedale on ...  (02/05/2007)

Gazette has a ball
STAR News Group’s flagship publication, the Pakenham-Berwick Gazette, will be marked, kicked and han...  (02/05/2007)

Seagulls soar as Wickers wilt
BERWICK was pounded into submission by 86 points in a round-one debacle against Tooradin, leaving su...  (02/05/2007)

Burra buries young Eagles
BEACONSFIELD is a young side on a steep and at times brutal learning curve and a bigger, stronger Ke...  (02/05/2007)

New-look Eagles show spirit
BEACONSFIELD seniors battled hard against a strong Keysborough combination to go down by 61 points i...  (02/05/2007)

Casey Cardinia League preview - round 2
HAMPTON Park players will not admit this, but this weekend’s clash with Keysborough would have been ...  (02/05/2007)

Under-18s kick for league
CASEY Cardinia League’s best under-18 players will come together and represent the league in this ye...  (02/05/2007)

You can’t fight time
PLENTY of players will run out this weekend that should know better, but just can’t accept that thei...  (02/05/2007)

Star Withers away
THERE is never a dull moment in football, in particular at Beswick Street, Garfield. After a bright...  (02/05/2007)

Top start for Roos’ joeys
OFFICER Kangaroos Junior Football Club’s under-15 team started the season with a 35-point win agains...  (02/05/2007)

Bombers fly at home
EMERALD seniors marked the first home game of the season at Chandler Reserve with a strong 66-point ...  (02/05/2007)

Brookers bounce back
GEMBROOK-Cockatoo seniors bounced back after last week’s defeat to down Warburton-Millgrove by 81 ...  (02/05/2007)

Close win for young Brookers
GEMBROOK-Cockatoo’s under-16 team withstood a strong challenge by South Belgrave to run out winners ...  (02/05/2007)

Tough win for Drouin
IT took Drouin Hawks’ A-grade team until the last quarter to gain control of the game against Ga...  (02/05/2007)

Garfield fights it out
GARFIELD Netball Club’s A-grade team fought hard, but failed to hold a strong Drouin outfit and went...  (02/05/2007)

Pakenham powers to win
PAKENHAM Netball Club’s A-grade team piled on the pressure to down Narre Warren by 20 goals in round...  (02/05/2007)

Berwick battles it out
BERWICK Netball Club’s A-grade team played a strong game against an experienced Tooradin-Dalmore, go...  (02/05/2007)

Flag flies for Seagulls
TOORADIN-Dalmore Netball Club’s A-grade team celebrated the unveiling of its premiership flag with a...  (02/05/2007)

WGLFL review - round 3
A DEPLETED Garfield showed why it’s tipped to make the finals, after a gritty 38-point victory over ...  (02/05/2007)

The Goon’s clean sweep
IT was a top round three for Nar Nar Goon Netball Club with all its teams having good wins against L...  (02/05/2007)

Cora Lynn shows grit
CORA Lynn’s A-grade team fought out a hard game against Warragul Industrials going down by 23 goals ...  (02/05/2007)

WGLFL preview – round 4
HAS Warragul really improved? That’s the question after the Gulls beat Moe to win its third consecu...  (02/05/2007)

TAC Under 18 Cup
GIPPSLAND Power returned to the 2007 TAC Cup winning list with a strong 21-point win over archrival ...  (02/05/2007)

Stingrays slog it out for another loss
DANDENONG Stingrays lost its fourth game in a row, going down by 21 points to Gippsland Power at Mor...  (02/05/2007)

Goal-happy Blues
CATANI seniors were untroubled against Ellinbank in round three on Saturday, as they went on a goal ...  (02/05/2007)

EDFL review - round 3
AFTER many close contests in the opening weeks, the third round of the Ellinbank and District Footba...  (02/05/2007)

Coach calls for ‘bigger bench’
NILMA-Darnum coach Brad Sinclair has called on the Ellinbank and District Football League to introdu...  (02/05/2007)

EDFL preview - round 4
THIS week’s round of the Ellinbank and District Football League (EDFL) season will stir plenty of in...  (02/05/2007)

EDFL match of the day
NAR Nar Goon gave its season’s hopes a major boost defeating Lang Lang by 18 points on Saturday. Th...  (02/05/2007)

Garage sale
PAKENHAM Rotary Club will be holding a huge garage sale on Saturday 12 May. Children’s toys, bikes, ...  (02/05/2007)

Treat in store at plant society
THE ABC Gardening Australia 2005 gardener of the year, Bob O’Neill, will be guest speaker at the mee...  (02/05/2007)

CWA goes international
THE Country Women’s Association (CWA) West Gippsland Group held an international day in the RSL Hal...  (02/05/2007)

Creativity an art form for these students
BERWICK Secondary College student Ben Zerbst has won first prize in the Casey Creations Creative Ar...  (02/05/2007)

Camera club on show
STUDENTS from Pakenham Secondary College and Beaconhills Secondary College will have their photos on...  (02/05/2007)

Benefit from grants
WATER grants are available for sporting clubs, schools, service clubs, local government, and other c...  (02/05/2007)

He’s a KO and OK in a kayak
PAKENHAM rising kayak star Mitch Kowarzik is preparing for overseas campaigns in Denmark and Hungary...  (02/05/2007)

Riseley ‘burns’ on Japanese track
Riseley’s winning time was a personal best and meet record of 3:41.60. It provides a perfect precurs...  (02/05/2007)

Tight tussles for Warriors
PAKENHAM Warriors Basketball Club’s eight junior teams played at home in round four with many close ...  (02/05/2007)

Junior tennis play on schedule
ALL scheduled Berwick Junior Tennis Association matches were completed on Saturday. @BT Sub Sport G...  (02/05/2007)

Mixed event attracts good field
THE Drouin Golf and Country Club Annual Tournament continued last Tuesday with Ladies Day (see Ladie...  (02/05/2007)

Hooper’s hole in one caps top day
Pakenham Golf Club’s Saturday competition was a stableford played in conjunction with the Twilight W...  (02/05/2007)

Lisa lowers handicap after great month
BEACONHILLS Junior Lisa Teo, 14, continues to impress. She began April on her first club handicap of...  (02/05/2007)

Two to the fore
ON Wednesday, 18 April the Berwick Montuna Golf Club ladies competed in the Women’s Golf Victoria ce...  (02/05/2007)

Baw Baw’s hockey buzz
BAW Baw Hockey Club kicked off in Hockey Victoria’s 2007 Winter Competition in a blaze of glory with...  (02/05/2007)

Evans hard to overtake
PAKENHAM Toyota driver Simon Evans has continued his dominant start to the 2007 NEC Australian Rally...  (02/05/2007)

Drive to benefit kids
THE Zagame Automotive Golf Classic at Kingston Heath on Tuesday, 3 April raised more than $105,000...  (02/05/2007)

Triples bowls winners
THE final day of the Geoff Morris Triples was held on Thursday, 26 April at Pakenham Bowls Club. Wi...  (02/05/2007)

Beaconsfield honours its best
BEACONSFIELD Cricket Club recently held its junior and senior presentation nights, wrapping up a suc...  (02/05/2007)

Trophies for Tooradin’s tops
IT was trophies galore at Tooradin Cricket Club’s junior presentation night on Wednesday, 11 April. ...  (02/05/2007)

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