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‘Dead’ turf gets the green light
Seb Paynter, Jarrod McMullen and Matt Davey from Evergreen Turf at the Pakenham football oval yesterday. Despite concerns about its brown colour, experts say the…
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Kids give the green thumbs up
Below: Kyal, Nathan and student teacher Bernadette Palmer plant trees at Pakenham Consolidated School.Right: Monique and Morgan ensured their tree was well protected.Left: Dion, Nathan,…
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Take time out to look back
Come and see: Audrey Dodson with displays of old clothing at the Berwick/Pakenham Historical Society headquarters in Pakenham. PAKENHAM people have a chance to take…
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Police follow the trailer
Police are trying to track down the owner of this trailer. A STOLEN trailer has been recovered from a Pakenham back yard and now police…
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Warm welcome for trees
He’s only two and a half years old, but Joshua Rettschlag was among the Deep Creek Landcare members planting trees along Pakenham roadsides last Wednesday.…
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A fine warning for Gary
Gary Elliot was shocked to be fined for parking a car he was selling on his nature strip. By Glen AtwellPAKENHAM resident Gary Elliot is…
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Exchanging cultures comes easily for school
Above: Beaconhills students with Japanese visitors Rei Goto and Maiko Nishino (back) with Jemma Bartlett, Mariana Karavias, Hayley Bosman, Heidi Boer, Satomi Kinoshita, Maya Fukuda…
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Wild time for students
Students from the Pakenham cluster of schools at the RSPCA educational facility in Burwood. YOUNG leaders from Pakenham district schools recently went on an excursion…
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Antiques are on the road for food bank- Mark Lilley of Pakenham Financial Services and volunte
PAKENHAM will host an antique road show of its own next Saturday (26 July) to raise vital funds for food bank 4Cs. The fifth annual…
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No man’s land
By Melissa GrantA CONCERNED Pakenham resident is urging authorities to clean-up land on McGregor Road before somebody gets hurt. Margaret Gordon says dumped rubbish and…
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Safety visits warning
CARDINIA businesses have been warned to improve safety and fix known hazards before visits from WorkSafe inspectors in April next year. The workplace safety authority…
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Save money meals- Enjoying some cooking tips from John Hardy, right, were, from left, Cheryl,
COST conscious cooking was the order of the day at Outlook Community Centre yesterday (Wednesday). Pakenham chef John Hardy volunteered his time and ran cooking…