News
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Big Battery approved
A massive Cranbourne West battery storage unit larger than South Australia’s ‘Big Battery’ has been approved by the State Government. The State Planning Minister granted…
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Truck and trailer blaze
Firefighters responded to a fire in Pakenham following a call to Triple Zero (000) just before 2.30pm on Monday 29 August. Firefighters arrived to the…
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Q and A with Shani’s Corner Bookshop owner and road safety advocate Kerry Norton
Tell us a fun fact about yourself? I am the life of the party! What are you most passionate about? Helping bring the road toll…
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A wheelie bad idea
On Sunday 28 August at approximately 2.30pm, it is alleged a 38-year-old Narre Warren man performed a wheelie on his motorcycle past the Pakenham Police…
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Wetter than average spring
The Bureau of Meteorology is expecting a wet spring for most of the eastern half of Australia, where there is a high chance of above…
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FMD vaccine doses arrive in Indonesia
The first shipment of one million Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine doses supplied by the Australian Government has arrived in Indonesia. The doses will…
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Rainbow trout top up
Seventeen lakes across Melbourne will share in 1000 ‘stonker’ rainbow trout, some weighing up to 5kg each. Within Cardinia Shire, Pakenham Lake (Lakeside) will receive…
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Turkey awaits Clyde Karate champ
Leonardo Rizkallah is fine-tuning his preparation for the upcoming WKF World Karate Championships to be held in Turkey in October. The St Francis Xavier College…
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Stranded in floodwaters
Beaconsfield CFA has issued motorists with a reminder not to drive through floodwaters, after they were called to assist with a stranded car in waters…
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Roundtable boosts health
Bass MP Jordan Crugnale hosted a roundtable with the Minister for Mental Health Gabrielle Williams at the Phillip Island Health Hub last week. Stakeholders were…
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Ramada manager wins award
Tom Stafford has taken out the Rising Star award at the Victorian Accommodation Awards of Excellence for his work as food and beverage manager at…
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Inland port’s $27M track
An 865-metre spur-line railway track has been completed in the South East, as part of the Port Rail Shuttle Network (PRSN). The $28 million track…











