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Lock up or look out
PAKENHAM is in the top 10 Melbourne suburbs for vehicle theft according to new research from the RACV. RACV General Manager Insurance Paul Northey said…
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Refugee reality
BECOMING informed helping change the conversation – that’s the message from the World Refugee Week events at Living Learning in Pakenham. Attendees heard from presenters…
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Cameras catch thieves
POLICE have released images of a car and people believed to be involved in both a burglary and attempted burglary at the Cranbourne Homemaker Centre.…
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Scouting heritage upheld
THE Friends of Pakenham Scout Hall group is gathering submissions to present to the hearing at Heritage Council Victoria on 6 September. The group welcomes…
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Cleaned out
BURGLARS made off with $8000 worth of items from a house in Ahern Road, Pakenham. Two televisions, a pressure cleaner and a stereo were stolen…
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New life for sports centre
THE Casey Indoor Leisure Centre is now managed by the YMCA which will give local sporting associations more control of their competitions. The council owned…
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Smoke alarms save home
By DANIELLE GALVIN SMOKE detectors alerted residents in a Racecourse Road home of a fire in the roof on Tuesday evening. Cardinia Group Officer Phil…
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Greening Pakenham
PAKENHAM VCAL students have the beauty of their town in mind. VCAL students from Pakenham Secondary College were successful in applying for a shire beautification…
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Taste of Indonesian culture
PAKENHAM Springs Primary School students made batik pictures, Balinese masks and puppets to retell traditional folktales. On 28 June, the school held an Indonesian Day…
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Undercover mothers
By BRIDGET COOK TWO mothers went ‘undercover’ last week to expose a sex party being advertised for swingers at a Cranbourne play centre. But this…
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Anytime is a good time to get fit
By NICOLE WILLIAMS WITH a common goal to make Pakenham a healthier place, three businesses have joined forces. Push Taekwondo, GNC Pakenham and Anytime Fitness…
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In the key of life
JAPANESE pianist Hiroko Yasunori played for an enthused crowd at the Evergreen Retirement Village in Pakenham last Thursday. Hiroko came to the village to perform…
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