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THE CARDINIA Shire Council has endorsed the Victorian Local Government’s Women’s Charter and named two councillors as Charter Champions. Despite Cardinia not having any female…

LABOR candidate for La Trobe, Laura Smyth, has pledged $3.2 million to rebuild Outlook’s crumbling facilities. The Pakenham-based disability service provider, which services the federal…

By Danny ButtlerTHEY may been racing for some time, but the final fields in the 2010 Federal Election have only just been officially announced. McMillan,…

THE fences are up – a view of things to come for Pakenham’s township. As works on the $80million Woolworths Pakenham Marketplace development gets underway,…

By Melissa Meehan THE election has been called and politicians in McMillan and La Trobe are set to go into overdrive. While the electorate of…

By Lilly O’GormanMonday marked the ‘official’ completion of the shire-wide street light upgrade, with the changeover of the globe at the corner of Henty Way…

PAKENHAM teens are more likely to seek an apprenticeship after school than their Berwick cousins, according to new statistics. A survey tracking the fortunes of…

THE Pakenham CFA will receive a new Field Command Vehicle as part of a $6.8 million boost for the state’s emergency volunteers. Emergency Services Minister…

Councillor Bill Pearson wants a second post office in Pakenham. 49608 Picture: Donna Oates By Melissa MeehanCARDINIAShire councillors are to press Australia Post to open…

Star News Group’s Ty Osborne and Chris Beale will take part in an eight-week leadership course. By Melissa MeehanWERE you born to lead? Is leadership…

PAKENHAM’S stink could be stopped by the end of the year. Rumours were rife this week that the alleged cause of the stink, Pakenham Compost…

By Lilly O’GormanNaples Way resident Barrie Brown was behind the six-month long lobby for a permanent 40km/h speed limit on The Avenue. He said motorists…