Drought aid floods in
By Paul DunlopA BID to help drought-affected farmers wash away some of the stress of the Big Dry has prompted a huge response.
Responding to...
Trolleys tamed
By Melissa GrantPAKENHAM’S shopping trolley angel Kevin Lia is set to be relieved of much of his community-minded duty, with shoppers set to be...
Beckham visit scores for Cardinia
By Marc McGowanENGLAND soccer superstar David Beckham’s brief stay in Australia last week is being hailed as the catalyst for the stunning numbers flocking...
Time to bring out the tinsel
CHILDREN at Pakenham Heights Kinder were busy getting ready for Christmas last week.
There was a festive feeling in the air as children painted pictures...
Funds turn bus wheels
PAKENHAM has been given the biggest ever injection of funds for public transport improvements in the Cardinia region.
Transport Minister Peter Batchelor on Monday announced...
Green light for Blue Hills units
FIVE new units will be built next to a child-care centre in the Blue Hills estate at Pakenham.
Cardinia councillors approved the application by J....
Ceremony lays old ghosts of the Vietnam war
MORE than 100 people attended a function at the Cardinia Cultural Centre in Pakenham on Friday to officially express appreciation for the service provided...
Handy tips steal show
ASPARAGUS was the word — and taste — on everybody’s lips in Pakenham on Saturday.
The Celebrate Asparagus Festival was a feature of the October...
Comeback for hard waste
RUBBISH dumping in Cardinia is set to diminish with the reintroduction of shire-wide bi-annual hard and green waste collections.
The Cardinia Shire Council recently accepted...
Seniors get safer
SENIOR citizens have just become a whole lot safer thanks to a joint initiative of Cardinia Shire Council, University of the Third Age (U3A)...
Louts warned on vandalism
By Paul DunlopVANDALS set fire to a school bin, a car windscreen was smashed and a concrete block was thrown through the front window...
Bully bird
By Melissa GrantSWOOPING birds have children at a Pakenham kindergarten ducking for cover.
Pre-schoolers at Pakenham Heights Kindergarten are seeking refuge in sandpits and under...