Council votes for land buyback
CARDINIA Council will spend $2.6 million to buy back the site of its Pakenham headquarters, paving the way for a major redevelopment of the...
Relay picks up the pace
By Jim MynardTHE Casey Cardinia Relay For Life committee will hold an information night in the Lion’s Den, Henry St, Pakenham at 7pm on...
Course move hits a bogey
By Paul DunlopCARDINIA Shire Council will ask Planning Minister Rob Hulls to hold off on a decision on rezoning the Pakenham golf course.
The new...
All quiet on the roads say police
THE official Easter period for Pakenham police has concluded with no major traffic incidents throughout the district in what is traditionally one of the...
Pakenham premiers for a day
By Casey NeillPAKENHAM Hills Primary School has won the mixed netball final in the district Lightning Premiership day at Toomuc Reserve, Pakenham.
Local schools Oatlands...
Clever techniques have a positive flow-on effect
STUDENTS from Pakenham Consolidated School were celebrating last week after taking out a water-saving gardens design competition.
Up against hundreds of other schools, the...
Bus blow a sign of the times
By Paul Dunlop
STOP the bus, we want to get on.
That’s the message from frustrated Pakenham resident Michael Runting, who says vandalism has prompted the...
Councils push for funds
CARDINIA Shire Council has called for federal MPs to support funding for community infrastructure in growing municipalities.
The council and other members of the National...
Lock up, that’s the key: police
By Melissa Grant
POLICE are urging residents to lock their vehicles and secure valuables after 50 thefts from motor vehicles were recorded in Cardinia last...
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...
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2024 in Review: Piranhas prove dangerous in Darwin
Over the Christmas period, the News' sports team will be re-sharing some of the most popular stories from over the course of 2024.
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