News
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Fifty Shades of Earl Grey
Over 200 guests celebrated Seniors Festival with Cardinia Shire Mayor Cr Collin Ross and fellow Councillors at the Cardinia Cultural Centre on Thursday 18 October.…
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Social housing gets the go-ahead
Cardinia Shire has rubber-stamped the controversial development of ten multi-storey units and an office building at the entrance of Main Street, Pakenham. During a special…
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BREAKING: Final recommendations released
By Pakenham Gazette sports editor Russell Bennett The creation of one competition featuring the Alberton and Mid-Gippsland clubs is still on the cards after AFL…
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Diwali volunteer fury
Dedicated and hardworking volunteers driving Pakenham’s Diwali Festival are fed up with Cardinia Shire’s bureaucratic red tape – which they claim is jeopardising their event.…
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PM hits Paky
Cardinia Shire bombarded Scott Morrison with a congestion-busting wish list during the Prime Minister’s tour of Pakenham – his first visit to Victoria since seizing…
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Drug overdose numbers double
The numbers of fatal overdoses in Pakenham have doubled, new research has discovered. It warns against the “hidden epidemic” that is the rise of deadly…
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BREAKING: Gippsland footy’s evolving landscape
By Gazette sports editor Russell Bennett The West Gippsland Football Netball Competition will be expanded to include 12 clubs from next year under one of…
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Disabled centre booted by developers
A volunteer-run disabled riding school forced off their land by developers are looking for “people power” to help them get their new centre up and…
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Custard crime leaves bitter taste
The owner of Pakenham’s Donutopia cafe has spoken out against the region’s frightening spate of crime after his store was robbed by balaclava-clad thugs on…
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Time to hit the dance floor
People with special needs can get their groove on to monthly disco jams held Pakenham Dance Studio. The Special Needs Disco will be held on…
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A historic backhander
By Kyra Gillespie The future of the Pakenham Tennis Club hangs in the balance after a portion of its members voted to relocate to the…
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No win for buyers
By Rowan Forster Land developer Winning Post Estate has collapsed into liquidation, leaving those who splurged life-savings for land at Bayview Road, Officer, out of…