Police probe pump blaze
PAKENHAM Criminal Investigation Unit is investigating the use of a water pump in relation to the grass fire that spread through the backyards of...
Club scores swish courts
LOCAL big hitters will soon be able to play tennis in Pakenham on six newly resurfaced tennis courts.
Pakenham Tennis Club in Anderson Street Pakenham...
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...
Christmas spirit decks the hall
CHRISTMAS morning in Pakenham has many forms, from getting up early with the kids to unwrap presents, to going to church to sing carols...
Rules for
By Callan DateMEMBERS of the Pakenham community gathered last Monday night to celebrate the success of the 25 local students enrolled in the Victorian...
Positive moves from forum
ORGANISERS have rated a forum on family violence as extremely positive on all fronts.
The forum was organised jointly by Cardinia Shire Council and the...
Drop in
RESIDENTS can give blood in Pakenham next week. The Australian Red Cross blood service donor mobile will be at the Cardinia Cultural Centre on...
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...
Skate into school holiday fun
WONDERING what to do these school holidays?
Cardinia Shire Council has the answer with a school holiday program jam-packed with fun things to do.
Youth services...
Recycling plan gets green light
CARDINIA Council plans to introduce a fortnightly green waste service in Pakenham and other townships around the shire.
The service will not be compulsory, with...
Robbers hit arcade
Sarah SchwagerTHIEVES targeted shops in Pakenham’s Manhattan Arcade last week, with three burglaries in one night.
Between 5.15pm on 10 January and 7.50am on 11...
Broadbent back in for seconds
MCMILLAN MP Russell Broadbent has defied the history of his electorate and bucked the national trend towards the ALP, being elected for a second...