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Mum’s child deathtraps
By Sarah SchwagerLOCAL emergency authorities have banded together this summer to warn people of the risks of leaving a child in the car even...
Assignment with a difference
By Paul DunlopPAKENHAM Secondary College students are going on assignment.
Their mission? To entertain audiences and impress theatregoers.
The college production The Assignment will be performed...
Heads turn as wheels roll
CARDINIA residents swapped cars for bicycles yesterday (Wednesday) morning as part of national Ride to Work day.
Locals pedalled their way to the Pakenham Plaza...
Bright spark
By Marc McGowanPAKENHAM teenager Michael Grant is celebrating three years of hard work after being selected as the apprentice of the year this month.
Mr...
‘Slow down for safety’
- Jim MynardVICROADS Pakenham Bypass project manager Charlie Broadhurst has asked motorists to heed the posted speed limits at work sites in the interests...
Life’s skills are just a spray away
YOUNG artists will have their work take pride of place at Pakenham’s Services Central.
Cardinia Shire youth services has just finished facilitating an arts program...
Trains back on track
RURAL commuters will no longer have to catch coaches to Pakenham after trains returned to the Gippsland line on Friday as part of the...
Pokie fears drive Liberal MP
By Elizabeth Lillis CARDINIAmay become a target for additional poker machines, according to local Liberal MP Ken Smith..
He fears State Government policy,...
Lucky escape for driver as truck rolls
A TRUCK driver had a lucky escape when his concrete truck rolled in Pakenham on Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency service workers said the truck, loaded with...
Threat hits home
By Elizabeth LillisHOMEOWNERS in Pinehill Drive Pakenham had a close call when a grass fire spread through their backyards on Tuesday evening.
The fire threatened...
Pub cheers
By Paul DunlopICONIC waterhole Pakenham Hotel is about to have a major facelift.
The historic pub, a favourite meeting place for locals, will undergo significant...
Jewellery stolen
JEWELLERY worth an estimated $8000 was stolen from a Pakenham home last week.
Police said thieves forced entry through a side window of the Aberdeen...
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Real test on the cards for ‘Roos
Officer took a significant step in its return to competitiveness in Outer East Football Netball Premier Division last week with a hard-fought win over...
