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Store to open with a bang
FIREWORKS, face painting and fairy floss will mark the opening of Pakenham’s Bunnings Warehouse. Kicking the celebrations off on Friday 6 November from 8pm Bunnings…
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Planning for soccer surge
By Melissa GrantFIVE soccer precincts are in the pipeline for Cardinia, as the world sport continues to gain popularity in the municipality. Civic leaders this…
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Play gets upgrade
THE playground at Pakenham’s PB Ronald Reserve is about to be transformed. It will be closed from the end of this month while the major…
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Shire
CARDINIA Shire Council’s general manager is among three Victorians to be selected as an ambassador for the Year of Women in Local Government. Fiona Hodges,…
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Grand old days
A SERIES of new faces streamed through Pakenham Lakeside Kindergarten last week. However, there were no finger-painting activities for the new additions, who instead provided…
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Working through
NO DOLE, no worries. That was the view expressed by Year 10 students at Pakenham Secondary College, who pledged on Thursday to be in full-time…
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Work on track
By Melissa GrantTRAFFIC is moving smoothly on McGregor Road, Pakenham, with the first stage of the arterial’s duplication virtually complete. The section of road between…
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Park right – or else
By Melissa Grant SHOPPERS beware: abide by parking signs or risk being fined. That’s the message from Cardinia Shire councillors who this week voted in…
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Expo
Carlo and daughter Tahlia, from Mulgrave, enjoyed the festivities. 37837 Pictures: Donna Oates THE second annual Go Country! expo attracted thousands of people from far…
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Foot-power bus takes off
IT WAS all aboard the walking school bus at Pakenham Lakeside Primary School on Tuesday. Students formed the shire’s newest school bus, departing from the…
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Students win with ride to school
FOUR lucky students will be riding new bikes to school as part of a program which aims to tackle the nation’s obesity epidemic. Two grade…
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Tamlin on top
By Bridget CookPAKENHAM resident Tim Tamlin has been appointed to the top job at the South Gippsland Shire. Mr Tamlin will step down from his…