Few candidates and even fewer voters turn out
By Melissa GrantTHE Pakenham Hall was almost empty on Thursday night when residents had the chance to meet the council candidates seeking their vote.
The...
More rail parking call
By Melissa GrantAN angry commuter has renewed calls for improved parking at Pakenham Railway Station after he was fined for illegally parking there last...
Schools join healthy living crusade
FOUR local primary schools have joined the state-wide Go For Your Life campaign.
Students from Pakenham Springs Primary School, Pakenham Consolidated Primary School, St Patrick’s...
Young actors take to the footpath for showYOUNG people from Cardinia Council’s Creating Suburbia...
The actors, aged 14-18, attended a 30 week workshop program with the Fitzroy-based community arts company Westside Circus, with visual artist Tara Kingston .
The...
Parking victory
By Melissa GrantPAKENHAM Business Group members are celebrating changes to parking limits behind the town’s post office.
They say the new one-hour time limit in...
Early road safety for budding drivers
ZACH Honey and Ryan Pirrone may be a few years off getting their licences, but they are well prepared for when the time comes....
What’s the stink?
By Jade LawtonSOMETHING is on the nose in Pakenham.
A chemical, rubbery smell is lingering over Racecourse Road, residents say.
“It’s hard to describe. It’s not...
A case of caring for the carer
- Melissa GrantMs Mathieson, director of food bank 4Cs, is one of eight Victorians who have won IGA’s Community Chest Unsung Heroes Award.
She is...
Get on the roll now for council elections
VOTERS in the Cardinia Shire who will be away in mid-November should act now to make sure they can still vote at this year’s...
Station push
By Melissa GrantOPPOSITION MPs and members of the community this week called for the construction on the Cardinia Road railway station to begin soon.
They...
An inside look at safety expo
RESIDENTS can get an inside look at the operation of emergency services at this Saturday’s Cardinia Road Safety Expo. The annual event will be...
New school Springs up
PREMIER John Brumby officially opened the award-winning Pakenham Springs Primary School yesterday (Wednesday).
Children have been running through the school’s corridor for almost a year...
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Sixers surrender as Emerald and Carlisle Park lock horns
Emerald will look to put its name forward as a potential finalist when the Bombers welcome Carlisle Park to Chandler Reserve in a new-look...
