News
-
Family violence campaign lauded
The Victorian Country Press Association presented the Pakenham-Berwick Gazette team with the Best Community Campaign award in November for its Road To Respect campaign. According…
-
Livestock set to depart Pakenham
In late November, the Gazette received the news from the Victorian Livestock Exchange (VLE) that the Pakenham saleyards would close in mid-2024, ending 25 years…
-
Poisonous toad located in South East
Agriculture Victoria has urged people in the South East to report any suspected exotic pest animal sightings after a poisonous toad from south-east Asia was…
-
40 years since Ash Wednesday
This past February saw a very special edition of the Gazette to commemorate 40 years since the Ash Wednesday fires of 16 February 1983. On…
-
Trip tales available
From Pakenham potter Robert Gordon discussing his love for clay to the history of the Old Cheese Factory in Berwick, a new podcast tour is…
-
Community farewells Ian Thomas OAM
In January, tributes and memories flowed through the pages of the Gazette as the community received the news of the death of popular Pakenham identity…
-
Red tape cancels NYE and Australia Day events
Increasing difficulties of red tape was an emerging theme in 2023. As the Yakkerboo Festival dramatically cancelled its iconic parade earlier in the year, the…
-
Dad’s tragic appeal for change
The 7 June edition of the Gazette was led by a tragic and important plea by a Pakenham father for greater awareness around eating disorders…
-
Bunyip tragedy remembered
A special moment in Bunyip happened this year as the memorial to the Daly Waters tragedy which rocked the small town over 50 years ago…
-
$15,000 spent on artwork
May this year saw a blunder from Cardinia Shire Council, at least in the eyes of some residents, as they unveiled a new public art…
-
Building a better future
The Gazette will speak with many high profile individuals in any given year from the politicians, the Premier and sometimes the Prime Minister has shown…
-
Dam issue rages on
The fate of the Beaconsfield Reservoir has been an ongoing issue for many years, and with numerous articles over 2023, it doesn’t seem like it’s…
Digital Editions
