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Commuter heavy-handed with ‘noisy’ teens
By ANEEKA SIMONIS A PAIR of 17-year-old girls were slapped over the head and told to “shut up” by an enraged commuter on the Pakenham…
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Police poised for further charges from video attack
By ANEEKA SIMONIS CHARGES may be laid against a number of youths who witnessed, but failed to step in to stop the public bashing of…
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VicRoads wants dumpers to take a holiday
By ANEEKA SIMONIS RESIDENTS fork out more than $100,000 a year to clean up waste-filled roads in the outer south-east. The Monash Freeway, South Gippsland…
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Swingers have no case to answer
By ANEEKA SIMONIS INVESTIGATIONS into Pakenham’s alleged sex house have been dropped, yet the veil of secrecy surrounding the drawn-out swinger saga continues. Five months…
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Creative kids celebrate the win
By ANEEKA SIMONIS PRIZE-WINNING creators at Pakenham Hills Primary School will soon reap benefits of their Christmas-inspired efforts. Prep students won second place in a…
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Station’s vegie patch is the gift that keeps on giving
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM TWO months ago, a Pakenham station officer came up with a unique method of stress relief for her fellow employees. Part-time employee…
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Teen arrested over video assault
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM POLICE have arrested a 14-year old girl following last week’s alleged assault of an 18-year-old man at Pakenham train station last Friday.…
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Performing career hits the roof
By CASEY NEILL A BREAKTHROUGH role doesn’t get much better than the fiddler in Fiddler on the Roof. Pakenham resident Brett Fisher will make is…
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Dazzling displays
By ANEEKA SIMONIS COME ONE, come all. A number of dazzling festive displays have sprung up around the residential streets of Pakenham in the lead-up…
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Social media slapdown
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM POLICE are investigating an alleged horrifying assault of a youth at Pakenham train station last week, after footage of the incident went…
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A rivetting read
By ANEEKA SIMONIS LISTENING intently, a group of the shire’s youngest residents gathered together to listen to stories and rhymes in Pakenham on Friday 4…
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‘Helper’ more a hindrance
By ANEEKA SIMONIS A MAN accused of hindering police as they dealt with a separate allegedly felonious driver in a Pakenham fast-food car park found…