News
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Clough family fundraiser
In memory of their patriarch, Pakenham’s Clough family has helped raise $46,000 for local charities and pancreatic cancer research. The Clough Charity Race Night was…
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Police brief: Airwing assist in South East pursuit
Police have arrested two men two men driving a vehicle with alleged false registration plates following a pursuit throughout the South Eastern suburbs on Friday…
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Violence summit begins
As the prevalence of family violence increased throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the conversation around prevention has never been more important. A two-day Community Leadership Summit…
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For the love of horses
Horse people are definitely mad. In the very early morning of Mothers Day, in cold and wet conditions, we had approximately 84 horse and rider…
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Growth areas to decide election outcome
Pakenham residents are among those in Australia’s outer suburbs that could deciding the outcome of the upcoming federal election. National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA), a…
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Australians with Covid-19 miss out on vote
The Federal Election is just two days away but tens of thousands of people who have contracted Covid-19 may not get the chance to have…
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Creating safer clubs and workplaces in Cardinia Shire
Local business and sports and recreation clubs are invited to a free evening edition of Together We Can’s Community Leadership Summit. The event will address…
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Festival celebrates diversity
Cardinia Shire Council partnered with Proud2Play to host the Parklife IDAHOBIT Movement Festival on Sunday 14 May to help encourage a sense of belonging within…
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WWII soldiers honoured
On Saturday 14 May, the Officer Public Hall Committee held the unveiling of the WWII Honour Board. Over 100 people were in attendance while La…
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ScoMo visits sikhs
Hot on the election campaign, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has shared birthday cake and roti with volunteers at an Officer Sikh temple. The PM visited…
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Police launch statewide day of action
Pedestrian deaths have more than doubled this year and Victoria Police is issuing an urgent safety plea to all road users. A statewide day of…
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Solving housing crisis
A few weeks ago the Pakenham Gazette kindly published a letter I wrote on the despair I felt for young people trying to enter the…