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...
Mum’s child deathtraps
By Sarah SchwagerLOCAL emergency authorities have banded together this summer to warn people of the risks of leaving a child in the car even...
Assignment with a difference
By Paul DunlopPAKENHAM Secondary College students are going on assignment.
Their mission? To entertain audiences and impress theatregoers.
The college production The Assignment will be performed...
Heads turn as wheels roll
CARDINIA residents swapped cars for bicycles yesterday (Wednesday) morning as part of national Ride to Work day.
Locals pedalled their way to the Pakenham Plaza...
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Nickers no longer in a twist
The Pakenham training partnership of Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman may finally have got a handle on their four-year-old mare Mollynickers after her first...
