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Call all top dads
NOMINATIONS have opened for the YMCA local community father of the year award. The annual event celebrates the significant role fathers and male role models…
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Survey to help kids get active
CARDINIA Shire Council is distributing 5000 surveys in a bid to identify the barriers children face in getting around their local neighbourhood. The survey is…
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Criminal choice
A PROGRAM highlighting the consequences of crime is preventing troublesome teens from getting a criminal record by helping them make better choices. Victoria Police and…
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Sweet
M ‘N’ Ms is all the rage at Pakenham Hills Primary School – and although the results are sweet it has nothing to do with…
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Shopping hub on business agenda
PARKING and the pending development of an $80 million retail hub in the centre of Pakenham will be all the talk at next Wednesday’s Pakenham…
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A champion turn: Twentyman’s back
YOUTH and homeless worker Les Twentyman inspired a 95-strong crowd at the Cardinia Cultural Centre last Thursday, as he returned to the public speaking circuit…
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Safety message comes out ahead
PROTECT your head and reap the rewards. That’s what the police and Cardinia Shire Council officers are urging children to do as part of the…
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Foundation for team effort
THE Cardinia Foundation has enlisted in the Green Army and is itself on the look out for potential recruits. The philanthropic organisation has teamed up…
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Antiques back
THE PAKENHAM Antique Fair is back, and all proceeds will again be donated to 4C’s emergency food bank. AMP has again pledged to match 50…
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Their fingers are on our criminals- Senior Constable Cameron Maguire from the Casey-Cardinia C
THE Casey-Cardinia Crime Desk is one of the busiest in Victoria with 11,303 crimes investigated in 12 months. Thefts from cars are still causing headaches…
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No stopping this station
CONSTRUCTION of Cardinia Road Station is set to begin next year after the State Government recently awarded a contract for its design. Transport Minister Lynne…
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Heritage saviour to the rescue
GEMBROOK MP Tammy Lobato is urging local organisations to apply for grants in the 2009/10 Victoria’s Heritage Grants Program. The grants provide funding for the…