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Shield in Harley’s memory
By Kyra Gillespie The Pakenham Cricket Ground was crowded with family and friends of Harley Hulme on Friday 29 September to celebrate the second Harley…
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All the right moves
By Kyra Gillespie At just 16 years of age, Pakenham teenager Victoria Hendrick is the best female chess player in the state. Speaking with the…
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Crime wave claim
By Bonny Burrows Victoria Police has shut down reports crime in Officer is out of control, with law enforcement reporting an almost 12 per cent…
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Big pig rolls in
The annual Very Special Kids Piggy Bank Appeal fund-raising event rolled into Commonwealth Bank Pakenham on Tuesday, raising $1475 for children who live with life-threatening…
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Partnership for the future
By Bonny Burrows Local issues will be the centre of conversation at the Southern Metropolitan Partnership, and community members are invited to join the discussion.…
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First date fail, lifetime love
By Bonny Burrows John and Barbara Jarrott‘s love has withstood multiple countries, “a fizzer” of a first date and six decades. The Pakenham couple celebrated…
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ALL-out battle by brave little Kassidy
By Bonny Burrows A very special girl may lead this year’s Pakenham Light the Night participants on the annual walk. Six-year-old Kassidy Hill of Berwick…
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Irate over reserve eyesore
By Bonny Burrows For the past eight years, Chelsea McGrath-Rafferty has watched a “beautiful” Pakenham reserve transform into a rubbish dumping ground – and now…
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100 candles for Sybil
By Kyra Gillespie Members of the Pakenham RSL threw a surprise 100th birthday party for Sybil Hickman on Sunday 17 September. Ms Hickman has been…
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Road in ruins: they care less
By Bonny Burrows Carers of a teenager with a disability were unable to access her family’s Officer property after the road was closed without notice.…
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Care goes up the creek
By Bonny Burrows Pakenham’s Kennedy Creek has become an “overgrown disgrace” due to neglect, according to a nearby resident. Carolyn Murphy argues the creek, which…
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Small walk a big deal
By Bonny Burrows What started as a small walk to unite those touched by mental illness and suicide has grown into a community campaign for…
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