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Making a difference
Pakenham Opportunity Shop run by volunteers held an annual meeting and distributed funds to support a number of non-profit organisations. Despite having increases in rent,…
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Community clean up
Buniyip Renewables Action Group (BRAG) hosted a Clean-Up Bunyip event to celebrate their exciting news of being finalists in this year’s Tidy Towns Awards. Held…
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Fatal collision in Pakenham
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Pakenham this afternoon. It is understood that a car collided with a bicycle on Brown…
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Bikies punch, kick L-plater riding on busy freeway
A gang of bikies has kicked and punched a L-plate motorcycle rider while travelling down a busy freeway. Dashcam footage shows five members of the…
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Slice of life
Q&A with Star News journalist Afraa Kori What made you choose journalism as your career? If you know me on a personal level, then you…
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Fun and fireworks for Diwali
Fun for all members of the family took over Akoonah Park in Berwick on Saturday 26 October as part of the Grand Berwick Diwali Fair…
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$144K tax fraudster jailed
A food-delivery driver who defrauded the Australian Taxation Office of nearly $145,000 with a “non-existent” business has been jailed. Melanie Hooimeyer, 25, pleaded guilty to…
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Monitors announced for Casey
Municipal monitors have been appointed to three Victorian councils including the City of Casey in order to guide newly elected councillors in their first year…
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Shed fire at Springvale Reserve ‘not suspicious’
Firefighters were called to a building fire at Springvale Reserve on Tuesday 5 November. According to an Fire Rescue Victoria spokesperson, a caller reported a…
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Nickell defeats Springfield to take Ranges Ward
Ex-councillor David Nickell has been elected to the council over two decades since he last served, defeating incumbent Jeff Springfield and ending his two-term reign.…
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Primary School Public Speaking Competition 2024
Public speaking puts fear into many people, but the Rotary Club of Pakenham has a project enabling Grade 5 and Grade 6 students the opportunity…
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Liz Roberts wins Henty Ward
Liz Roberts is the new leader at the very heart of Pakenham, surmounting incumbent councillor Carol Ryan to take Henty Ward in this year’s council…
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