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By Lilly O’GormanMonday marked the ‘official’ completion of the shire-wide street light upgrade, with the changeover of the globe at the corner of Henty Way…

PAKENHAM teens are more likely to seek an apprenticeship after school than their Berwick cousins, according to new statistics. A survey tracking the fortunes of…

THE Pakenham CFA will receive a new Field Command Vehicle as part of a $6.8 million boost for the state’s emergency volunteers. Emergency Services Minister…

Councillor Bill Pearson wants a second post office in Pakenham. 49608 Picture: Donna Oates By Melissa MeehanCARDINIAShire councillors are to press Australia Post to open…

Star News Group’s Ty Osborne and Chris Beale will take part in an eight-week leadership course. By Melissa MeehanWERE you born to lead? Is leadership…

PAKENHAM’S stink could be stopped by the end of the year. Rumours were rife this week that the alleged cause of the stink, Pakenham Compost…

By Lilly O’GormanNaples Way resident Barrie Brown was behind the six-month long lobby for a permanent 40km/h speed limit on The Avenue. He said motorists…

THE BIGGEST indoor playcentre in the country is now at Bald Hill Road. According to the owner, Lawrence Cusdin, Pakenham is not only home to…

Austin Powers poses with Elaine Leo from Duffy and Simon, and also Prisco Minichiello and Kristie Walker. Picture: Donna Oates 49128 THE CARDINIA Foundation Annual…

By Melissa MeehanIT’S the stench that’s stuck. Residents and visitors alike are tired of the stinky stench wafting over Pakenham, and Cardinia Shire councillor Collin…

OBSCENITIES and homophobic statements were scrawled across classrooms at Pakenham Hills Primary School over the weekend. Principal Dale Hendrick arrived at the school on Monday…

By Bridget CookDEVELOPING leadership skills and personal growth will be the key focus of an eight-part breakfast program to kick off in the Cardinia Shire…