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By Melissa Grant AUSTRALIAN Open stars may soon be serving it up in Pakenham. A $3.86 million regional tennis facility is set to open in…

IT’S business as usual at the Pakenham Library, which on Monday opened its doors at a temporary facility. The library will operate out of portables,…

CARDINIA Shire Council opened a new car park area on Monday in a bid to ease the squeeze in Pakenham’s retail heartland. The parking bay,…

CARDINIA Shire mayor Bill Pearson is calling on residents to provide feedback about the council’s services. Cr Pearson said the opinion of the community was…

POLICE pursued a stolen car from Berwick to Cardinia, reaching speeds of up to 165km/h. The high speed pursuit began about 3.15am yesterday (Wednesday), when…

By Melissa GrantA BETTER railway pedestrian crossing and a new government secondary college are the major projects Allan Shillam has vowed to fight for on…

CARDINIA Shire mayor Bill Pearson has personally awarded students from four primary schools for encouraging their peers to eat well and be active. Cr Pearson…

SHOPPERS were evacuated last weekend after a fire broke out at Eden Rise Shopping Centre in Berwick. The blaze alarmed shoppers on Sunday afternoon as…

TWO Pakenham men have played their cards right to put themselves in the running for $500,000 worth of cash and prizes. Darren Hughes and Paul…

THIEVES took off with $750 worth of goods from Pakenham’s TP Bar last week. The John Street cafe was broken into between 5.30pm on 12…

By Jade LawtonA SCHOOL bus dropping students off in Bald Hill Road, Pakenham, has raised concerns among local businesses, with some saying it is only…

By Melissa GrantA PROPOSED $80 million retail development and parking issues dominated discussion at last week’s Pakenham Business Group meeting. Cardinia Shire chief executive Garry…