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The monster needs fresh blood
By Bonny Burrows The committee behind Pakenham’s Yakkerboo Festival is hoping to inject some fresh green blood into its team. With a number of its…
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New school boss named
By Bonny Burrows The State Education Minister has announced Kerry Coffey as the inaugural principal of the under construction Gum Scrub Creek Primary School. The…
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Little boy lost
By Bonny Burrows It’s every parent’s worst nightmare – a phonecall from police telling you they’ve got your son. For local mother Sonya Ford, that…
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‘Century’ for the Preppies
Cardinia’s Foundation (Prep) students celebrated 100 days of school this week by taking part in a string of 100-themed activities. At Pakenham Consolidated School, all…
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Ground work for faster trains done
Extensive works have been completed on the Pakenham train line to support the introduction of high capacity trains (HCT). The larger, faster trains will operate…
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Uni mentors to help in transition
The transition to university life will be made easier for students at Federation University, Berwick Campus, this semester, thanks to the appointment of student mentors.…
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Moving story tugs at students’ heartstrings
By Bonny Burrows Two Pakenham schoolgirls have selflessly fund-raised $100 for children less fortunate after being inspired by the story of a wheelchair-bound man. It…
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Collective tree planting
By Kyra Gillespie Berwick Toyota is teaming up with the staff and pupils of Beaconhills College to dig in and celebrate the 22nd year of…
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It’s a kinder revolution
By Bonny Burrows A fight to have Cardinia Shire restart its early years management (EYM) tender process has not ended, despite councillors overturning a management…
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Let there be lights!
By Bonny Burrows McGregor Road’s pedestrian crossing lights should be flashing within the month, following a seven-month hold-up since their installation. The lights, just outside…
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Second chance for the needy
By Kyra Gillespie “Two weeks after the Black Saturday fires, our house burnt down. We’d just moved down from Perth, so all our things were…
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Survey reveals hidden pokies ‘damage’
By Bonny Burrows Protesters against Officer’s controversial poker machine proposal, including a gambling expert, have quizzed the local community on its gambling knowledge in a…
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