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Stuffing them in
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM Survey shows the squeeze on rail commuters to get to work… COMMUTERS on the Pakenham line are subjected to some of the…
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Medics hit
PARAMEDICS were the target of petty thieves while they were out on duty. Between 1.20am and 4am on Sunday 25 January, their base in Main…
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Child raiders
CHILDREN are being blamed for a daytime break-in at a Pakenham primary school. Between 4pm and 5pm on Wednesday 20 January, the raiders smashed their…
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Everyone does their bit
By ANEEKA SIMONIS PAKENHAM Football Club president Steve Moloney said it was the tireless efforts of club volunteers who threw themselves behind countless community campaigns…
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Store shelved
By ANEEKA SIMONIS Workers hit as Woolworths tries to repair balance sheet… THE impending closure of Masters Home Improvement store in Pakenham will see more…
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Hoons sticking to the limit
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM EVERY Friday morning, motorists on Pakenham’s Eagle Drive get a stern speed reminder from residents – it’s 50 in their street. The…
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Train times off track
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM FEWER than 90 per cent of Pakenham line trains ran on time last year, making the line one of the worst three…
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Parole knockback
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD THE family of Pakenham mum Maddison Murphy-West has been given a last-minute reprieve after a suspect in the 20-year-old’s death was refused…
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Taking out the trash
By ANEEKA SIMONIS UNSUSPECTING dumpers have been served with fines after council officers identified them by the rubbish they left in the middle of a…
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Good Guys in word and deed
By ANEEKA SIMONIS CHRISTMAS donations have been flooding in for a low-profile support service feeding those less fortunate in the Pakenham community. Community Cookup Pakenham…
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Survey shows youth under stress
STRESS is the top issue facing young people in Cardinia shire, according to the council’s Youth Forum Survey. The survey collected responses from more than…
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Trash talk gets out of hand
By ANEEKA SIMONIS A VERBAL dispute between neighbours got physical, with one man pushed to the ground in Pakenham over the weekend. On Saturday 5…
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