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Pakenham Gazette

20/06/2007
Lead Stories
Grammar’s the word
ST MARGARET’S School will establish a senior boys’ school in Tivendale Road, Officer. Principal Hel...  (20/06/2007)

Spice of life!
A WOMAN who lay stranded in agony after a bone-shattering fall in bush near Gembrook was saved by he...  (20/06/2007)

Parents head to kinder
PROSPECTIVE preschoolers had the chance to explore Andrews Community Kindergarten last Friday. A ste...  (20/06/2007)

Thieves take laptop computers
THIEVES took laptop computers valued at $14,000 from Pakenham Secondary College over the long weeken...  (20/06/2007)

Footballer charged
POLICE have charged a Catani footballer in relation to an incident at a senior Ellinbank District Fo...  (20/06/2007)

One-star rating ‘ill-informed’, says mayor
CARDINIA Shire mayor Kate Lempriere has hit back at a one-star rating of the shire’s finances, sayin...  (20/06/2007)

Syringes a safety concern
AN alarmed resident is urging locals to become more aware of drug issues in the area after discoveri...  (20/06/2007)

Schoolgirl hit by bus
A GIRL, 11, was taken to the Royal Children’s Hospital with severe leg injuries after she was hit by...  (20/06/2007)

School celebrates half century
KOOWEERUP Secondary College is about to celebrate 50 years. On Saturday, 28 and Sunday, 29 July the ...  (20/06/2007)

Subdivision approved
PLANS to subdivide land in Gembrook have been approved, despite residents’ fears that the town’s cou...  (20/06/2007)

Booze bus crash driver charged
POLICE have charged a 64-year-old man with multiple driving offences after a collision at a booze bu...  (20/06/2007)

Councillors trim back rate increase
CASEY Council has brought down its 2007-08 draft budget with a rate increase of 5.84 per cent. Coun...  (20/06/2007)

Call to stop hoons in their tracks
HOONS doing burn-outs in a Pakenham street are driving locals to despair. Residents in Kingston Aven...  (20/06/2007)

Reckless acts to help stamp out graffiti
PAKENHAM young people have added their support to efforts to stamp out graffiti. Students from Pake...  (20/06/2007)

Man on charge over murder
HOMICIDE squad detectives have charged a Berwick man with being an accessory to the murder of Bryan ...  (20/06/2007)

Youth, 17, robbed
A YOUTH managed to escape after 10 men set upon him at Beaconsfield station. Police say they force...  (20/06/2007)

Crunch time for traders
LANG LANG’S traders association needs help to make business boom or it could go bust. The closeknit ...  (20/06/2007)

Police target speed
PAKENHAM Police will be on the lookout for speeding motorists and those over the blood alcohol limit...  (20/06/2007)

Golf course deadline extended
Cr Lempriere used her casting vote to approve the extension after councillors were split 3-3 at a sp...  (20/06/2007)

Council to proceed with speed stickers
CASEY Council will print 3000 bin stickers “50 in my street” to go on waste bins. This is part of th...  (20/06/2007)

All Other Stories
Police warn on valuables in cars
POLICE are again urging residents against leaving valuables in cars after a spate of thefts from pa...  (20/06/2007)

Food bank milestone
TEN years of charity has been celebrated with a giant cake at Pakenham’s emergency food bank. The 4...  (20/06/2007)

'Fair, firm, funny and flexible'
School is out for Kooweerup Secondary College teacher Lynette Ingram, who has lived in Kooweerup fo...  (20/06/2007)

Accident turns life on its head
A PAKENHAM Upper man says a horror accident that should have killed him has turned his life around. ...  (20/06/2007)

Green wedges under threat
THE future of the green wedge ringing Cardinia sits on a knife-edge, a leading local authority has ...  (20/06/2007)

Model seeking your vote for a top 10 spot
VOTE One Deanna Hellen. That’s the plea from the 18-year-old Guy’s Hill model who is working hard t...  (20/06/2007)

All clear for dentists’ surgery
A NEW medical centre has been given the all clear to open in Pakenham despite concerns it will creat...  (20/06/2007)

Toomuc goes green
THE green, green grass of Pakenham’s sporting home has been bored back to life. Even AFL footballer...  (20/06/2007)

A political double for Pakenham
RESIDENTS wanting a word with their local MP now have another pair of ears to chew. And Liberal MP ...  (20/06/2007)

A winning menu
MOVE over Jamie Oliver — Pakenham students are making school lunches their specialty. And the teach...  (20/06/2007)

$8000
THIEVES took money and jewellery valued at $8000 from a house in Carlisle Street, Pakenham, on Satur...  (20/06/2007)

Thirsty
THIEVES escaped with various items from a house in McNamara Court, Pakenham overnight on Thursday, 1...  (20/06/2007)

No fanfare for this Oprah fan
AS far as choosing idols goes, Cranbourne North resident Erica Larubia could do far worse than Ameri...  (20/06/2007)

Great Scott, what an adrenalin rush
WHILE some people like to brag about their unique piece of machinery, Pakenham auto-electrician Scot...  (20/06/2007)

Mayor praises forum student
CASEY mayor Colin Butler has congratulated Beaconhills College student Jessica Bretherton on her par...  (20/06/2007)

Roll up for a classy bargain
FRIDAY, 22 June is market day at Harkaway Primary School. Grade five and six students have formed c...  (20/06/2007)

Council plans Casey tribute
LORD Casey of Berwick’s connection with the municipality will be acknowledged with a tableau at Cas...  (20/06/2007)

Ready to run
PAKENHAM Consolidated School student Jess Cox is warming up for the Australian cross country champio...  (20/06/2007)

Ross Ryan lines up for BADfolk show
ONE of Australia’s most respected and successful singer-songwriters, Ross Ryan, known for his 1970s ...  (20/06/2007)

Casey plans holiday snow fun
SNOW fun and basketball clinics will be part of the Casey July school holiday program. Casey manager...  (20/06/2007)

Aclassy breakfast
COCKATOO Primary School’s Breakfast Club is attracting a cult following with many students lining up...  (20/06/2007)

Bands prepare for battle
FREEZA Push Start Battle of the Bands will rock the Pakenham Hall on Friday, 29 June. Bands competin...  (20/06/2007)

School names new leaders
SCHOOL representatives for June at St Michael’s School, are Hayden Belleville, Kristine Bell, Chloe ...  (20/06/2007)

Chance to be arts rep
NOMINATIONS are open until 5pm on Thursday, 28 June for two vacancies on The Factory Rehearsal Centr...  (20/06/2007)

Super boost for school
ST MICHAEL’S School Berwick has raised more than $16,000 through the IGA Community Benefits Scheme a...  (20/06/2007)

Practice pays off
PAKENHAM Consolidated and Berwick Primary school students put on their leotards and headed out to Ri...  (20/06/2007)

Casey Cardinia League review – round 8
BERWICK has not lost a game of football for more than a month and confirmed its resurgence by overp...  (20/06/2007)

Big win for X-men
ON a cold day and heavy ground at home in Beaconsfield, St Francis Xavier Old Collegians got back on...  (20/06/2007)

MPNFL other leagues
TOP side Sorrento made a big statement with a 101-point thrashing of Pearcedale. The Troy Schwarze-c...  (20/06/2007)

Seagulls swoop on idle Spiders
TOORADIN took full toll of a final-quarter brain fade by home side Hampton Park to pile on seven una...  (20/06/2007)

Doves pinch the points
A HIGH-pressure mark and goal to Doveton defender Nathan Wilson in the dying seconds proved the diff...  (20/06/2007)

Eagles dive in thriller
BEACONSFIELD seniors lost a nailbiting clash when Doveton scored a goal on the siren to snatch victo...  (20/06/2007)

Casey Cardinia Snapshot
LAST Saturday was the occasion of Hampton Park’s 1997 premiership reunion and nostalgia was the them...  (20/06/2007)

Casey Cardinia League preview – round 9
TOORADIN is at home to KEYSBOROUGH in the round nine match of the day after which coach Tom Hallinan...  (20/06/2007)

Sweet revenge for Beaconsfield
BEACONSFIELD’S First Division Superules side consolidated top spot on the ladder with a hard-fought ...  (20/06/2007)

Stingrays win a thriller
THE Dandenong Stingrays’ Jekyll and Hyde impersonations continued, this time with a positive result ...  (20/06/2007)

Power fades as Cannons fire
GIPPSLAND Power fought hard against the strong Calder Cannons at Morwell on Sunday, going down by 26...  (20/06/2007)

Depleted Officer a winner
AN undermanned Officer Kangaroos under-16 team played a strong disciplined game to down Dandenong Sa...  (20/06/2007)

Depleted Brookers buried
GEMBROOK-Cockatoo’s seniors travelled to Kilsyth to face a rampant Silvan that remains undefeated on...  (20/06/2007)

Emerald shines in goal feast
EMERALD seniors celebrated the Victorian Country Football League match of the month with a crushing ...  (20/06/2007)

Juniors take the points
GEMBROOK-Cockatoo’s under 16 team travelled to Yarra Glen to play Seville and came away with a 37-po...  (20/06/2007)

Juniors lead the way at Berwick
BERWICK Netball Club played ROC on Saturday with all junior teams recording sound victories. In the ...  (20/06/2007)

Beaconsfield turns up the heat
BEACONSFIELD travelled to Doveton for a cold day on e courts. The heat, however, was turned up by th...  (20/06/2007)

Tooradin bounces back
FOLLOWING the two-week break and coming off successive losses Tooradin Netball Club’s A grade bounce...  (20/06/2007)

Bulldog Joe ‘bites’ back
BUNYIP playmaker Joe Allen took the field for his first game on Saturday after a five-week lay-off r...  (20/06/2007)

Time for more time
AT THE start of the season we were all petrified that the lack of rain would end the football season...  (20/06/2007)

Drouin netballers on target
DROUIN Hawks Netball Club’s A-grade side scored a convincing 32-goal win against Maffra in round nin...  (20/06/2007)

WGLFL preview – round 10
SECOND-placed Garfield has arrived as a force in 2007 and this week gets the chance to stake its cla...  (20/06/2007)

WGLFL review - round 9
AT the halfway point of the season, the ladder has taken on the look of two separate divisions. On ...  (20/06/2007)

Netball win for Emerald
EMERALD Netball Club visited Yarra Junction to play Powelltown for round nine on Saturday and after ...  (20/06/2007)

Fewer players cost Gembrook
AGAIN an undermanned Gembrook B Grade netball side took on Silvan this weekend. The loss of Fiona Ov...  (20/06/2007)

Missed chances bad for the Goon
PLAYING Kooweerup, Nar Nar Goon’s A Grade netball team got off to a good start to trail by a small m...  (20/06/2007)

Goals galore for Blues
CATANI seniors went on a goal spree in the second half to down a fighting Nilma-Darnum by 70 points ...  (20/06/2007)

EDFL interview
KEN MOORE caught up with local football legend TOM CLEARY last Saturday. Cleary had a remarkable foo...  (20/06/2007)

EDFL review - round 9
AFTER scores were level at half-time Nar Nar Goon powered away with a 15-goal second half to thrash ...  (20/06/2007)

EDFL preview - round 10
THIRD-placed Nar Nar Goon takes centre stage this week when it hosts top-of-the-table Nyora. The G...  (20/06/2007)

EDFL match of the day - round 9
BUNYIP put its season back on track after beating Cora Lynn by 20 points in a high-standard entertai...  (20/06/2007)

All involved feel the honour of the occasion
STAR News Group director Ian Thomas said he always felt privileged to be involved in judging the Her...  (20/06/2007)

Awards boost for writing careers
FOUR top media industry students received certificates and cheques for $1200 each at the 23rd annua...  (20/06/2007)

Carlito needs a little help from friends
TIMOR Post journalist Carlito Soares is doing it tough and needs a little help. This, hopefully, is ...  (20/06/2007)

Awards night of nights
ROTARY has developed and maintained one of the strongest and most highly respected industry awards i...  (20/06/2007)

Chewing over the future
WHILE at the Herb Thomas Trust Awards dinner I heard Rotary make mention of another good thing going...  (20/06/2007)

Church to celebrate 30 years
PAKENHAM Uniting Church will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a special service on Sunday. The ch...  (20/06/2007)

Evans revs to dominate Capital Rally
PAKENHAM driver Simon Evans won every stage of the recent Capital Rally of Canberra, maintaining his...  (20/06/2007)

Hayes heads up Swans’ flock
FORMER West Gippsland Cricket Association player and coach John Hayes has been entrusted with liftin...  (20/06/2007)

Chilly day for racqueteers
THE second half of the Berwick Junior Tennis Association season got under way on Saturday. All match...  (20/06/2007)

Trophies for ponies
BUNYIP and District Pony Club held it’s annual team dressage challenge on Sunday, 17 June in chilly,...  (20/06/2007)

Pairs set for trophy prize
PAUL Ziebell and Jack Gardiner and Garry Burke and Colin Moss lead after the first round of the Stro...  (20/06/2007)

On par at Pakenham
A TOP plus-four was enough to give Damien Calvert the win in the Par competition at Pakenham Golf Cl...  (20/06/2007)

Win on a plate at Garfield
PAKENHAM Golf Club’s number-one team made it three in a row when it won the annual Garfield Plate on...  (20/06/2007)

On par at Beaconhills
AN excellent plus-four was enough to give Wayne Hassall the A-grade win at Beaconhills Country Golf ...  (20/06/2007)

Badminton nets winners
MID Gippsland Badminton Club held its singles tournament last week with many close games. Although ...  (20/06/2007)

Top women golfers tee up
WOMEN’S Golf Victoria is expecting a field of 64 pairs to tee up for the Marion Dwyer Salver Amateur...  (20/06/2007)

Tough battle for Warriors
IT was a bad round 11 for Pakenham Warriors Basketball Club at the weekend with losses to all senior...  (20/06/2007)

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