Tax reforms in place
As the next financial year starts, the State Government has announced the payroll tax-free threshold had been lifted from $700,000 to $900,000, then to...
Local MPs welcome pill testing trial
Legalise Cannabis South Eastern Metropolitan MPs Rachel Payne and David Ettershank have welcomed the State Government’s announcement of trial pill testing of illicit drugs...
Popular former councillor rules out election return
Former councillor Michael Schilling will not be running in this year’s council elections leaving a third of the vote open for Pakenham Lakeside’s ward.
Schilling...
Crime up 13.3 per cent in Cardinia
Criminal offences jumped by 13.3 per cent in the year to March 2024 across Cardinia to 7641 offences, according to the latest figures from...
Don’t judge Assange: MP
Bruce MP Julian Hill says no one should judge the newly-freed Julian Assange for accepting a plea-deal with the US Government for his imminent...
‘Bittersweet’: truth-telling for abuse in state schools
A light will be shone on the horrors of historical sexual abuse in public schools across Victoria before victims receive a long-overdue apology.
Victims gathered...
Pokies $50 loss limit welcomed
Cardinia Council mayor Jack Kowarzik has welcomed the State Government’s agreement with the Greens to establish a $50 daily default loss limit on pokies.
In...
Music teacher’s jail term reduced
A musical director and teacher convicted of child sex assaults as well as more than 20 online child exploitation offences has had his jail...
Keeping council transparent
Cardinia Council has updated its governance rules, joining the State Government’s own reform of its regulations around council governance and integrity standards recently.
The council...
Legend Kebabs voted best in Melbourne
Kebabs are serious business and Melbourne decided to vote Pakenham’s own Legend Kebabs as the best around.
In Triple M’s ‘Best of Melbourne’ competition, Legend...
Pakenham celebrates Fusion Fest
Fusion Festival celebrated diversity and inclusion in Pakenham on Saturday 22 June to mark World Refugee Week.
Pakenham Hall was filled with many communities of...
Pakenham celebrates Fusion Fest
Fusion Festival celebrated diversity and inclusion in Pakenham on Saturday 22 June to mark World Refugee Week.
Pakenham Hall was filled with many communities of...
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Three businesses leave from Emerald Lake Park since Christmas
Three businesses, including the iconic paddleboats, have left Emerald Lake Park since Christmas last year in what has been described as a serious downturn...
