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Road deaths down
By Lia BichelTHE amount of fatalities and serious injuries on local roads has drastically decreased in the past three years. Since then, fatalities and serious…
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Tyre terrors
By Jade LawtonCARDINIA Highway Patrol launched a two-pronged operation in local railway car parks yesterday. In an effort to reduce theft from motor cars and…
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Chopper to inspect infrastructure
PAKENHAM residents will see a helicopter hovering overhead tomorrow (Thursday) as electricity provider SP AusNet uses state-of-the-art helicopter and GPS technology to inspect powerlines, powerpoles…
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Green edge to voter swing
SWINGS against both major parties were recorded in the electorates of La Trobe and McMillan this week. While McMillan’s incumbent MP Russell Broadbent retained his…
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Paky the key on Saturday
By Melissa MeehanAS the country gets set to go to the polls, after what has been described by many as the most boring federal campaign…
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Drain blame
By Melissa MeehanWakenshaw Crescent residents are tired of a constant deluge of water every time it rains. It has been this way for almost four…
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Face slashed
By Kelly YatesA TEENAGE girl from Pakenham who was slashed across the face with a glass bottle during a brutal attack last weekend has praised…
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Bank cash flows
Celebrating the opening of the Lakeside Pakenham Community Bank yesterday are Lakeside’s Jack Mitchell, back left, with branch manager Jenny Polites, Graeme Squires and staff…
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458 busted
By Jade LawtonCARDINIA’S Highway Patrol busted 458 speedsters last month – a rate of almost 15 per day. Sergeant Nigel Atkins said 28 of those…
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Councillors are champions
THE CARDINIA Shire Council has endorsed the Victorian Local Government’s Women’s Charter and named two councillors as Charter Champions. Despite Cardinia not having any female…
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New pledge for Outlook
LABOR candidate for La Trobe, Laura Smyth, has pledged $3.2 million to rebuild Outlook’s crumbling facilities. The Pakenham-based disability service provider, which services the federal…
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Election field is decided
By Danny ButtlerTHEY may been racing for some time, but the final fields in the 2010 Federal Election have only just been officially announced. McMillan,…
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