Top lip triumph for a mo-ving event
TEACHERS at Pakenham’s Beaconhills College joined forces for “Movember” to raise money for prostate cancer.
This involved growing a moustache for the month of November...
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...
Man hurt as car hits tree
AN 18-year-old man was taken to hospital with minor head injuries after the car he was travelling in hit a tree on Toomuc Valley...
Cross-country champions
By Melissa Grant
MEET Pakenham’s cross-country champions.
Pakenham Consolidated Primary School student Jessica Cox and Beaconhills College student Luke Joiner recently returned from Perth where they...
Get together for Christmas
By Paul DunlopPEOPLE who may be alone this Christmas can get together with other families at a community festive celebration.
Following a successful inaugural event...
Dog push grows
THE push in Pakenham for an off-leash dog park continues to gain momentum.
Dog owners are lobbying for an area where their pets can run...
Stepping out
PAKENHAM Consolidated students put on a dance spectacular for local kindergarten children last Friday.
Kindergartens in the area were invited to attend the show, which...
Feel the heat of the games
THE Warming up for the Games event in Pakenham this Sunday will have a professional touch, with two elite Commonwealth Games athletes appearing as...
Floor tile thieves hit half-built house
THIEVES have taken 35 boxes of floor tiles from a house under construction in Mackellar Court, Pakenham.
It is believed the raiders got through an...
Schools build for the future
By Sarah ThompsonDESPITE recent wet weather, building is continuing at two Pakenham schools in an attempt to bring local education into the 21st century.
Pakenham...
Year-long trial for dog parks
- Paul DunlopDOG-lovers were rejoicing this week with the dream of an off-leash park in Pakenham becoming reality.
Canine-loving residents have lobbied for more than...
All go for a bypass
By Melissa Grant
RESIDENTS are getting excited about this weekend’s Pakenham Bypass opening.
VicRoads has confirmed the freeway’s in-bound lanes will open to traffic on Saturday...
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Gembrook legatee marks 25 years
Gembrook Stalwart Norm Smith has been further recognised for his service to veterans and their families with Melbourne Legacy marking 25 years of service...
