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By Paul DunlopA NEW house will be built and sold in Pakenham as a charity fundraiser. Victorian home builder JG King announced last week it…

A 46-hectare parcel of land in Pakenham has been snapped up by a Gold Coast-based development group. Baycrown will join the list of major residential…

CALLS to shift Pakenham’s skate park have attracted a note of caution. Cardinia Shire councillor Brett Owen last week warned simply shifting the facility would…

COMMONWEALTH Games fever will grip Pakenham on Sunday, 20 November, when the Cardinia Shire joins a statewide day of official warmup events. Dubbed Cardinia Converge,…

By Sarah SchwagerPOLICE are searching for witnesses after Gloria Jean’s Coffees in Pakenham was broken into and robbed last weekend. Staff were dismayed when they…

PAKENHAM Police have urged motorists to take care around schools as children return to classes for the New Year on Wednesday. The officer in charge…

THE Pakenham RSL sub branch’s general meeting will be at the new time 2pm today (Thursday). All members are urged to note that 2pm will…

LOCALS have the opportunity to throw out household items such as old furniture and white goods with the Cardinia Shire Council re-introducing its bi-annual hard…

CHRISTMAS is coming early to Pakenham Kinder, with the pre-school’s monster fete set for Friday, 2 December. The fete will start at 4pm at the…

CARDINIA Shire Council has stepped up its fight against graffiti, banning the sale of aerosol spray paint to minors. Civic leaders voted to amend council’s…

PLANNING is well under way for the Pakenham National Photographic Exhibition. The third annual exhibition and competition will be held at the Cardinia Cultural Centre…

PUBLIC transport in Pakenham was in an appalling state, Victorian MPs were last week told. Speaking in State Parliament, Bass MP Ken Smith painted a…