A few days ago, I received a heartfelt call from a friend – let’s just say not from the “white tribe” – distressed about her daughter being benched during finals by a netball coach. Her voice trembled, her spirit tired. “It’s racism,” she said. “It’s…
PAKENHAM BOWLS Following what seemed to be an extra-long Christmas break, both the Weekend and Midweek Pennant Bowls competitions resumed last week for the Pakenham…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 528964 Hallam Kalora Park made it five wins in a row against Berwick on the weekend in round 10 of Dandenong District Cricket Association…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 528966 Dandenong (6/242) will be playing for pride in the remaining three rounds of Vic Premier Cricket after failing to capitalise on a winning…
Police intercepted a Narre Warren learner driver this morning after he was allegedly caught travelling over 220km/h in a 100km/h zone in Mulgrave. The 23-year old man was driving on…
Two boys were arrested after allegedly speeding at more than 200 km/h in a stolen SUV on Friday 16 January. Police say they observed the white Mazda SUV driving erratically…
A man has been arrested and charged following an alleged assault in a Beaconsfield shopping centre carpark last November that allegedly left a good Samaritan with a fractured eye socket.…
Passers-by intervened as an alleged speeding car came to grief outside the Pakenham Gazette’s office just after 4pm on Friday 9 January. Witnesses said the dark green Holden swerved sharply…
Another stabbing in Melbourne’s southeast has left a young man fighting for his life, as knife crime continues to rise. Emergency services were called to McGregor Road in Pakenham about…
Emergency services responded to suspicious fire in another abandoned property in Dandenong. It is believed an abandoned house on Woodlee Street caught fire about 6.30am on Tuesday 13 January. Fire…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 243203 The state government has been criticised for the extension of municipal monitors at Kingston Council at an enormous cost of more than $1500…
The Buddhist community recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Annual Cambodian Buddhist Sangha Congress in Springvale South. Thirty monks from Cambodia, USA, Canada, India and Sri Lanka gathered in…
