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IMPROVING roads, youth services and recreational facilities is the focus of Cardinia Shire Council’s budget for the new financial year. Rates will increase by an…

PAKENHAM Racing Club racing manager Michael Hodge has questioned horse trainer Rick Hore-Lacy’s $50 million grand plan to transform Cranbourne into a world-class training and…

By Jade Lawton PAKENHAM band Head From Hottie is eagerly anticipating this Friday’s Battle of the Bands. While the band’s members expect some tough competition,…

LAKESIDE residents will soon have little time to chill when the Winter Hotspots Festival comes to town. The development will host a variety of free…

PAKENHAM emergency services were presented with two new flags in a ceremony yesterday (Wednesday). Bass MP Ken Smith presented the flags to the SES, CFA…

ROCK climbing, laser skirmish and a netball clinic are just some of the activities on offer in the upcoming Cardinia Shire school holiday program. Youth…

By Melissa Grant A MEMBER of Pakenham’s Baha’i community holds grave concerns for his cousin – one of seven Baha’i leaders being held against their…

POLICE have charged three young men with affray and various assault charges after a teenager was assaulted with a hockey stick near the Pakenham Library…

By Melissa GrantCIVIC leaders have vowed to look into the parking woes of McGregor Road, Pakenham, residents and have waived 12 fines issued to them…

By Melissa GrantST VINCENT de Paul’s Pakenham branch is in desperate need of volunteers as demand for the service soars. Chris Russo, president of the…

THE circus of a different kind came to Andrews Community Kindergarten yesterday (Wednesday). Instead of watching on, preschoolers were the ringmasters as they staged their…

THE Cardinia Ranges Farmers’ Market continues to go from strength to strength since its inception five years ago. The market, held at the Pakenham Racecourse…