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By Sarah SchwagerMORE new and exciting events than ever before will be part of the package at this year’s Pakenham Show. Visitors to the show…

AN ACCIDENT involving two cars disrupted traffic on Racecourse Road in Pakenham on Wednesday morning. The two vehicles collided at about 7.30am. Pakenham police officers…

By Paul Dunlop MOTORISTS could hardly feel blinded by the glare of speed cameras in Pakenham. The State Government’s release of all speed camera sites…

By Melissa GrantPAKENHAM’S Big Brother housemate Travis Perkins is up for eviction. The truck driver, 32, may be booted out of the Gold Coast house…

IT’S boom time for babies. Cardinia Shire Council’s maternal and child health service recorded 226 births between October and December 2006. This was more than…

A THIEF posing as a tradesman burgled a house in Pakenham last week. The theft, in Drysdale Street, has prompted police to warn residents to…

By Elizabeth LillisBUSINESSES in Pakenham associated with the garden industry are beginning to be affected financially by the water restrictions imposed during the drought. Pakenham…

CARDINIA Shire mayor Kate Lempriere is constantly promoting the arts in Pakenham and has put council’s money where her heart is. Cr Lempriere won support…

POLICE have praised drivers for a safe weekend on Cardinia’s roads. Although 36 drivers were detected for 51 offences during operation Barabbas, police were pleased…

SMOKERS have been asked to carry their own cigarette butt disposal container to stop cigarette butts getting into waterways. Containers are commercially available as small…

PAKENHAM Police have issued drug warnings to two young drivers. Police pulled over a driver at 2am on the Old Princes Highway in Beaconsfield. Cannabis…

STAFF and students at Pakenham’s Beaconhills College have been cleaning out their cupboards to support Rotary. The spring clean will help Pakenham Rotary Club’s efforts…