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By Melissa GrantCOUNCILLORS have halted a developer’s plan to carve up a strip of land on Ahern Road into 43 lots, saying the proposed subdivision…

By Melissa Grant A CIVIC reception was held in Pakenham on Tuesday night as the official countdown to one of the world’s most prestigious horse…

PAKENHAM preschoolers were time warped to the prehistoric ages as part of a Museum Victoria program. The children were thrilled when personnel from the museum…

By Melissa Grant MULTI-MILLION dollar retail developments and a job boom were the focus when Cardinia Shire chief executive Garry McQuillan addressed the business community.…

YOUNG people in Cardinia will be able to ride the thrills and spills at Melbourne’s Luna Park these school holidays. Ice skating, an excursion to…

THIEVES stole a quantity of cash from Pakenham Laundromat last week. The thieves smashed the rear window of the John Street business on the night…

PAKENHAM Secondary College was again targeted by thieves last week. Thieves entered a shed on the school grounds and stole tools and sporting equipment some…

EMERGENCY relief provider 4Cs has received a welcome $3906 boost in the lead up to Christmas. The AMP Foundation last week handed over a cheque…

By Jade LawtonPAKENHAM’S Crime Prevention Officer has called on residents to help police stamp out opportunistic crime. Leading Senior Constable Eddy MacDonald, Crime Prevention Officer…

By Jade LawtonPAKENHAM line trains are among the latest and most crowded trains on the metropolitan network, according to two new surveys. Connex data shows…

SEVENTEEN new bold and bright banners are flapping on light poles in Pakenham’s retail heartland. The recently installed banners with the catch cry, ‘Live, Shop,…

CARDINIA Shire chief executive Garry McQuillan is preparing to make his annual address to the business community. Mr McQuillan will speak on the council’s business…