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Schools join healthy living crusade
FOUR local primary schools have joined the state-wide Go For Your Life campaign. Students from Pakenham Springs Primary School, Pakenham Consolidated Primary School, St Patrick’s…
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Young actors take to the footpath for showYOUNG people from Cardinia Council’s Creating Suburbia pr
The actors, aged 14-18, attended a 30 week workshop program with the Fitzroy-based community arts company Westside Circus, with visual artist Tara Kingston . The…
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Parking victory
By Melissa GrantPAKENHAM Business Group members are celebrating changes to parking limits behind the town’s post office. They say the new one-hour time limit in…
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Early road safety for budding drivers
ZACH Honey and Ryan Pirrone may be a few years off getting their licences, but they are well prepared for when the time comes. The…
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What’s the stink?
By Jade LawtonSOMETHING is on the nose in Pakenham. A chemical, rubbery smell is lingering over Racecourse Road, residents say. “It’s hard to describe. It’s…
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A case of caring for the carer
– Melissa GrantMs Mathieson, director of food bank 4Cs, is one of eight Victorians who have won IGA’s Community Chest Unsung Heroes Award. She is…
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Get on the roll now for council elections
VOTERS in the Cardinia Shire who will be away in mid-November should act now to make sure they can still vote at this year’s council…
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Station push
By Melissa GrantOPPOSITION MPs and members of the community this week called for the construction on the Cardinia Road railway station to begin soon. They…
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An inside look at safety expo
RESIDENTS can get an inside look at the operation of emergency services at this Saturday’s Cardinia Road Safety Expo. The annual event will be held…
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New school Springs up
PREMIER John Brumby officially opened the award-winning Pakenham Springs Primary School yesterday (Wednesday). Children have been running through the school’s corridor for almost a year…
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Woman airlifted from smash
By Jade LawtonThe car ended up pinned between the truck and a pole. The woman was trapped for nearly 40 minutes as the rescue crew…
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Hampers help Christmas hardship
RESIDENTS who may find it hard to make ends meet during the festive period are encouraged to register for a 4Cs Christmas Hamper. The food…
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