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‘Hub’ plans progressing

By Paul DunlopPLANS are moving ahead to turn land formerly earmarked for a new civic centre precinct into a major shopping and entertainment hub...

Spray scourge

By Paul DunlopGRAFFITI has been claimed to be a scourge on Pakenham. Cardinia Shire councillor Brett Owen spoke out last week on what he said...

Double theft dumps Dyllon

By Callan Date DYLLON vanden Elst couldn’t believe his bad luck when he noticed last Monday morning that his Kawasaki motorcycle had been stolen for...

Safetyfirst approach for reserve fun day

COMMUNITY safety education will be top of the agenda when the churches of Pakenham join Cardinia Shire Council, CFA, Victoria Police, Vic Roads and...

Drawing up a brighter future

By Paul DunlopPAKENHAM can expect a major jobs boost after the State Government recently redrew the map of Melbourne. The creation of new industrial areas...

Sports grounds to expand

By Paul Dunlop MOVES are afoot to establish new sporting fields on the outskirts of Pakenham. About 10 hectares of land in the south-west of the...

A pattern for compassion

MILLHAVEN residents have joined a knitting circle for babies that have been born with HIV/AIDS in Africa. In order to help, many women have been...

Free vaccine for babies

VACCINES needed to combat Rotavirus gastroenteritis, which causes severe diarrhoea, have gone on to the free national immunisation program. La Trobe MP Jason Wood said...

Plan is food for thought

A LANDMARK $300,000 healthy eating initiative designed to improve access to affordable, nutritious food was launched in Pakenham last week. The joint Cardinia Shire and...

Monster auction returns

A WHITE elephant is coming to town. The Rotary Club of Pakenham’s annual clearing sale and auction will be held at the Toomuc Reserve from...

Red letter day for donors

BLOOD was shed for a good cause in Pakenham last week. A total of 395 residents made vital donations to the Australian Red Cross Blood...

MPs get up to something fishy

THERE was definitely something fishy going on at Pakenham’s lake last week. State MPs Tammy Lobato and Geoff Hilton helped release 2000 yearling rainbow trout...

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Fatal collision in Pakenham

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal collision in Pakenham on Thursday afternoon 21 November. It is understood a silver Audi, believed to...