Drawing up a brighter future
By Paul DunlopPAKENHAM can expect a major jobs boost after the State Government recently redrew the map of Melbourne.
The creation of new industrial areas...
Sports grounds to expand
By Paul Dunlop
MOVES are afoot to establish new sporting fields on the outskirts of Pakenham.
About 10 hectares of land in the south-west of the...
A pattern for compassion
MILLHAVEN residents have joined a knitting circle for babies that have been born with HIV/AIDS in Africa.
In order to help, many women have been...
Free vaccine for babies
VACCINES needed to combat Rotavirus gastroenteritis, which causes severe diarrhoea, have gone on to the free national immunisation program.
La Trobe MP Jason Wood said...
Plan is food for thought
A LANDMARK $300,000 healthy eating initiative designed to improve access to affordable, nutritious food was launched in Pakenham last week.
The joint Cardinia Shire and...
Monster auction returns
A WHITE elephant is coming to town.
The Rotary Club of Pakenham’s annual clearing sale and auction will be held at the Toomuc Reserve from...
Red letter day for donors
BLOOD was shed for a good cause in Pakenham last week.
A total of 395 residents made vital donations to the Australian Red Cross Blood...
MPs get up to something fishy
THERE was definitely something fishy going on at Pakenham’s lake last week.
State MPs Tammy Lobato and Geoff Hilton helped release 2000 yearling rainbow trout...
Man’s death being treated as homicide
HOMICIDE detectives are investigating the death of a Pakenham man.
Michael Griffey’s body was discovered in the garage of his family’s Ahern Road home about...
Civic arts project set to call for artists
By Paul DunlopCARDINIA’S civic art project in Pakenham is fast taking shape.
A shortlist of artists has been drawn up for what is to be...
Digger hits gas mains
By Sarah SchwagerWORKS at housing estate Cardinia Lakes were brought to a halt on Tuesday when an excavator dug too far and ruptured a...
Funds found for missing road link
By Paul DunlopA STRETCH of Pakenham road tagged the ‘missing link’ by locals is finally about to be sealed.
Frustrated residents have lobbied for years...
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Lockdown campaigner wins $4000 in damages over two unlawful arrests
The director of an advocacy group formerly residing in Pakenham, Monica Smit has received $4000 in damages in the County Court of Victoria, with...
