News
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SES snags $40,000
By Elisa ScartonTHE Pakenham and Berwick communities have helped raise $40,000 for the State Emergency Service working in flood-affected regional Victoria. Residents raised the money…
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Body search
Above: Police and news helicopters hovered overhead on Wednesday. By Melissa Meehan and Jade LawtonA tip-off over suspected human remains buried in a Lakeside backyard…
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Tower trouble
By Jade LawtonThe AMTA said that contrary to claims made by EMR Australia in last week’s Pakenham News, there was no credible scientific evidence of…
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Beware swoopers
CASEY residents are reminded to watch for swooping birds during the next few months. Casey’s manager of environment Nicola Ward said people who were swooped…
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Cath smells the roses
By Bridget BradyLIFE is blossoming for Cranbourne florist Cath Maguire. For the first time in years, she can walk around her High Street shop without…
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Stick by our shops and win
SHOPPERS who let the world know they are ‘Proudly Pakenham’ could share in $1000 of prizes this month. Locals who put a free Proudly Pakenham…
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Library on the move again
ONE the state’s busiest mobile libraries is back on the road thanks to a $105,000 partnership between the Brumby Labor Government and Cardinia Shire Council.…
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Ready for your crowning glory
Beaconsfield netballer Corinne Mackley and Pakenham footballer Jack Kowarzik will fight it out for $10,000 in the Star News Group’s King or Queen award. 51884…
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Spring into action
SPRING is here, so it’s the time to try out some new hobbies. The Berwick Neighbourhood Centre is offering a range of wonderful activities and…
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Flood furore
By Jade Lawton WILD weather on the weekend has left Pakenham’s Wakenshaw Crescent looking like a swamp. The crescent has flooded several times in the…