News
-
Oval so good it’s … boring!
By Paul Dunlop THE green, green grass of Pakenham’s football home is the envy of the district. Even AFL players are talking it up. Long-held…
-
Stop being a drip!
RESIDENTS can now save even more water thanks to the Cardinia Shire Council’s showerhead exchange program. Those who live in the shire just need to…
-
Top lip triumph for a mo-ving event
TEACHERS at Pakenham’s Beaconhills College joined forces for “Movember” to raise money for prostate cancer. This involved growing a moustache for the month of November…
-
Civic arts project set to call for artists
By Paul DunlopCARDINIA’S civic art project in Pakenham is fast taking shape. A shortlist of artists has been drawn up for what is to be…
-
Man hurt as car hits tree
AN 18-year-old man was taken to hospital with minor head injuries after the car he was travelling in hit a tree on Toomuc Valley Road,…
-
Cross-country champions
By Melissa Grant MEET Pakenham’s cross-country champions. Pakenham Consolidated Primary School student Jessica Cox and Beaconhills College student Luke Joiner recently returned from Perth where…
-
Get together for Christmas
By Paul DunlopPEOPLE who may be alone this Christmas can get together with other families at a community festive celebration. Following a successful inaugural event…
-
Dog push grows
THE push in Pakenham for an off-leash dog park continues to gain momentum. Dog owners are lobbying for an area where their pets can run…
-
Stepping out
PAKENHAM Consolidated students put on a dance spectacular for local kindergarten children last Friday. Kindergartens in the area were invited to attend the show, which…
-
Feel the heat of the games
THE Warming up for the Games event in Pakenham this Sunday will have a professional touch, with two elite Commonwealth Games athletes appearing as guest…
-
Floor tile thieves hit half-built house
THIEVES have taken 35 boxes of floor tiles from a house under construction in Mackellar Court, Pakenham. It is believed the raiders got through an…
-
Schools build for the future
By Sarah ThompsonDESPITE recent wet weather, building is continuing at two Pakenham schools in an attempt to bring local education into the 21st century. Pakenham…
Digital Editions
