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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…

By Lilly O’GormanPAKENHAM’S Nick Fitt was proud to recieve one of three P.B. Ronald Memorial Trust Awards at a presentation dinner on Tuesday evening. The…

LEADERSHIP development and personal growth are key themes of a new breakfast program involving Cardinia Shire Council and the community, starting in late July. Participants…

By Melissa MeehanWORKING together to build a better business community. That was the theme for June’s Pakenham Business Group meeting at the racecourse. Guest Speaker,…

A masterchef experience up for grabs. Adam Khan, centre, chef David Park and Michelle Tones. Picture: Stewart Chambers DO YOU dream of your own personal…

GARDENERS can pick up a free water efficient trigger nozzle for their garden hoses in exchange for the old twist nozzles. The free trigger nozzles…

By Lilly O’GormanDEBBORAH Bryce has 35 days to pay almost $1000 worth of council fines that she simply can’t afford. But she says she hasn’t…

BE green and seen at this year’s Pakenham Sustainability Expo on 11–12 June at the Cardinia Cultural Centre. Cardinia Shire Council is putting on a…

By Melissa MeehanWATCH out speeding drivers, graffiti artists and all round troublemakers – the Pakenham police are after you. Following a positive reduction in crime…

By Bridget BradyELLIE Walter couldn’t believe she could be rewarded for doing a job she loved so much. So the 26-year-old was “blown away” to…