Police to blitz rail crossings
By Melissa Grant
POLICE are clamping down on motorists racing boom gates at level crossings in the Pakenham area.
Officers are taking a zero tolerance approach...
All fired up for veterans’ visit
VIETNAM veterans Graham Astridge and Wally Sosnowski visited Pakenham Consolidated School last week to share some of their stories and the importance of Anzac...
Run in for lakeside fun
THE Lakeside Pakenham community and YMCA Cardinia Life will join forces to hold the first ever Lakeside Fun Run at Lakeside Pakenham this Sunday....
Brumby acts on ambulance SOS
By Melissa Grant
THE State Government has introduced measures to improve Victorian ambulance services after it was revealed that Pakenham residents were waiting too long...
Missing the bus!
By Melissa Grant
PAKENHAM is fast becoming the place to be with several surrounding communities recently requesting bus services to the growing town.
Those living in...
Clark snares a prime recruit
By Elizabeth LillisBEACONHIILLS College student Rachel Caulfield achieved the photo of a lifetime when she met Prime Minster John Howard on his recent trip...
New shopping centre on list
By Paul Dunlop
A NEW shopping centre is on the drawing board for Pakenham.
Cardinia Shire Council is expected to next week approve plans for the...
Straight from the horse’s mouth
PAKENHAM will host a visit from one of the world’s top horsemen this weekend.
Warrick Bergroth is leading a twoday horsemanship clinic.
Hailing from the United...
Microchip your pet at a bargain price
LOCALS will be able to show their furry friends how much they love them at next Saturday’s Cardinia Shire Pet Expo.
The event will run...
Broadway goes on show, musically
THE Cardinia Cultural Centre will host a musical tribute to Broadway this week.
The Windmill Theatre Company will present Give My Regards to Windmill –...
Trailer car in pole crash
AN ELDERLY motorist was taken to hospital after his car ran off the Princes Highway and hit road signs and a power pole in...
New school looks first class
- Melissa GrantPAKENHAM’S new primary school is ready to open its doors for the 2008 school year.
Pakenham Springs Primary School principal Colin Sloper says...