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Jobs boost from The Gurdies eco-homes
The Gurdies will soon be home to a new eco-home facility which is set to bring in 14 jobs to the area. Bass MP Jordan…
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Business women on path to success
Local entrepreneurial women have been inspired to take steps towards establishing their own businesses, thanks to a program held at Living and Learning Pakenham. The…
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Last major milestone
The 50-year anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War was held 10 years ago and with it the first of many ceremonies to commemorate…
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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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