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Nightmare
By Melissa MeehanCARDINIA Grove resident Katie Burns says she doesn’t sleep on hot nights, fearing that the empty land directly opposite her house will go…
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Herd of Preps- Just a few of the 140 new preppies who started at Pakenham Springs Primary Scho
By Melissa MeehanAT PAKENHAM Springs Primary School, the pitter-patter of little feet has been replaced by a stampede of 140 pairs of Prep school shoes.…
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Driver spills drinks over
By Melissa MeehanFOUR times over the legal limit and driving all over the road. Pakenham police were called to a Pakenham street after complaints of…
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Great divide
By Melissa MeehanPAKENHAM residents are divided over the Cardinia Shire Council’s footpath trading code. A number of business owners have spoken out against the new…
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Federal funds for pond project
THE Cardinia Shire is set to apply for a Federal Government Stormwater Harvesting and Refuse Grant that would meet half the cost of the Pakenham’s…
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800 flock to
By Bridget CookAustralia Day celebrations in Pakenham. 41848 Kim Cartmell MORE than 800 people flocked to the Cardinia Cultural Centre on Tuesday for the shire’s…
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Pond grant bid
THE Cardinia Shire will apply for a Federal Government Stormwater Harvesting and Refuse grant that would see 50 per cent of Pakenham’s Lily Pond project…
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Rid trash after Christmas, councillor asks
PAKENHAM’S messy front lawns during the Christmas season could become a thing of the past, if councillor Brett Owen has anything to do with it.…
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Pensioner pinched
Audrey Pearson is devastated after $300 was stolen from her bag. By Melissa MeehanA PAKENHAM pensioner has warned others to keep their handbags secure while…
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Every day in Pakenham, someone’s car is broken into…
By Jade LawtonOPPORTUNISTIC thieves targeted unlocked cars across the Cardinia Shire last month. Acting Senior Sergeant Ray De Reus, of Pakenham Police, said 38 incidents…
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Pakenham’s stench is nothing new, it’s a …
By Jade LawtonPAKENHAM’S ‘sickening’ stench has been on the nose of residents for more than 20 years. Cardinia Shire Council has received at least 10…
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Heat on hoons
By Lia BichelPOLICE are preparing to saturate Pakenham roads over Christmas holidays as residents become increasingly worried about local hoons. One resident, who preferred not…