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Auto barbie for SES funds
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM SES volunteers showed the versatility of their skills this week as they held a fund-raiser barbecue in Pakenham. Members of the Pakenham…
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Veil of (sex)recy
By ANEEKA SIMONIS IT APPEARS Pakenham’s alleged swingers aren’t the only ones trying to keep their business under wraps. Now, almost three months after the…
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Charity backed by supermarket heroes
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM TEAM members from Coles Pakenham have used their packing, stacking, filling and sorting skills to help local people in need. Staff from…
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Teaching leaders life skills
By RUSSELL BENNETT THE Pakenham branch of the Bendigo Bank has combined with Pakenham Secondary College for the latest instalment of a life-changing camp to…
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Students get switched on
By RUSSELL BENNETT THE community is being urged to get behind new energy saving program Switch to Save, which is set to see thousands of…
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Open cars are easy targets
UNLOCKED cars continue to be an easy target for thieves in the Pakenham area. Between Monday 14 September and Saturday 19 September, police received seven…
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Council putting safety first
RESIDENTS in Cardinia are being asked to voice their safety concerns in the lead up to a council-first initiative which is designed to enhance community…
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Satellite shed
By CASEY NEILL A NEW shed will ensure a fast firefighting response for Cannons Creek. The Devon Meadows Fire Brigade officially opened a rebuilt satellite…
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Addict’s mobile phone ban
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A PERSISTENT family violence offender has had his sentence deferred and been banned from using a mobile phone while he completes 28…
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Big fire lessons
PAKENHAM littlies got a lesson in fire education last week during a highly anticipated CFA call out. Members of the Pakenham Fire Brigade shared important…
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Brown bags photography award for capturing courage
By ANEEKA SIMONIS THEY say a picture tells a thousand words. And in Ebony Brown’s case, a picture snapped by the budding photographer is worth…
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Avoid dragging crash victims from vehicles
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM PAKENHAM emergency services are appealing to the public not to drag crash victims from vehicles, after they were called to rescue two…