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Elliot makes his name aiming for the stars
By ANEEKA SIMONIS A STARRY-EYED Pakenham student needs our help. He is potentially being tasked with the difficult job of naming a plant – or…
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Disability insurance scheme explained
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM A FREE community information session will be held in Pakenham to inform locals ahead of the rollout of the National Disability Insurance…
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Last-ditch bid to save trees
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM A LOCAL man is pleading with Melbourne Water to reconsider its decision to remove trees along Toomuc Creek. Signage located at the…
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Old horses going strong
By ANEEKA SIMONIS A PAIR of 40-plus-year-old Pakenham horses may well have spent a life drinking from a trough of youth even though the average…
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Art from their hearts
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD WHEN experiencing mental illness, loneliness comes naturally. Even though her better judgement told her otherwise, Leena, from Cranbourne, felt she was isolated…
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Tigers to take on Hawks at Beacy
By ANEEKA SIMONIS THE mighty Tigers are set to play against Hawthorn in a game not to be missed in Beaconsfield ahead of next year’s…
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Princes Highway diversion
By ANEEKA SIMONIS MOTORISTS are being diverted from the Princes Highway in Berwick due to an earlier collision. About 3.30pm today (Tuesday), emergency services were…
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Homes robbed while victims slept
By ANEEKA SIMONIS TWO Pakenham women awoke to the terrifying reality that someone had been in their home as they slept overnight last week. Though…
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Champion debaters bag shield
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM THREE local students have kept their cool and debated their way to a championship win. Bella Barthelson, Paige Formaran and Bethanie Studd…
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BMX boost: tired tracks renewed
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM RESTORATIONS to three Pakenham BMX tracks have recently been completed by Cardinia Shire Council. Tracks located on Atkins Road and at the…
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Shaky ground: three houses given demolish order
By ANEEKA SIMONIS DEMOLITION orders have been sanctioned by the Cardinia Shire Council’s planning department over three “unacceptable” partially constructed houses in Pakenham. Planning permits…
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SES in uplifting rescue
By ANEEKA SIMONIS EMERGENCY workers recently called in a crane to winch a horse to safety in Pakenham. About 7.15pm on Monday 19 October, Pakenham…
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