Kokoda Track reward

For the tenth year, the Harold Bould Memorial Award ceremony was held at the newly renovated Drake Tavern, formally the Pakenham Hotel, on Friday 6 December. Pakenham Secondary College student Ayanna Mehta and Lakeside College student Holly-Jane Jamieson were the award recipients. The competition is held annually and is available to all Year 10 students […]

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Community rallies to decorate town

A lack of Christmas cheer in previous years has prompted the Cardinia Art Society to tinsel up the town and ensure their annual celebration is better than ever before. Thanks to a $1000 grant from Cardinia Shire Council, Pakenham’s Main Street will be transformed into a Christmas wonderland as of the first day of December, […]

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‘Dodgy’ donations

Pakenham businesses were targeted by a woman who allegedly urged for “donations”, following an elderly man falling victim to a hit and run incident on Tuesday. The blonde-haired woman, believed to be in her 30s, allegedly claimed to be a family friend of victim Kelvin Rees. She visited multiple businesses along Pakenham’s Main Street as […]

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Magpies storm to grand final

Warning: The Magpies are swooping. And with full head of steam, Narre Warren is ready to pounce on its next challenge. The Magpies advanced to its third straight senior football grand final, shaking off a gutsy Beaconsfield in the Premier Division preliminary final to set up another chance against the powerful Berwick on AFL Grand […]

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Council not keen on Kmart

It seems as though Cardinia Shire Council aren’t listening to the deafening screams to build a Kmart in the municipality. At this stage, Pakenham won’t be home to the popular discount department store, despite the hype surrounding a proposed complex at the vacant site in front of Cardinia Life. The complex was set to feature […]

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Hit musical set to wow audiences

A dedicated group of performers from Casey and Cardinia are putting the finishing touches to their latest huge hit Broadway production. From this Saturday, the crew from Cardinia Performing Arts Company (CPAC) will perform the musical Kinky Boots which follows the true story of a failing show company. Lee Geraghty of the CPAC says the […]

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