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Students footwork raises $12,000
STUDENTS from Pakenham Springs Primary School pounded the pavement recently for the Adidas School Fun-Run and raised $12,000 for their school. On 28 March, the…
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Youth reimbursed for fair work
A YOUNG apprentice tradesman from Pakenham has been reimbursed $5800 for underpaid wages. The tradesman is one of five workers to have been back-paid a…
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Sombre mood at service
By NICOLE WILLIAMS A CROWD of 2000 gathered at the cenotaph in Pakenham for the Anzac Day dawn service. Despite a few issues with the…
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Business group launched
THE 22,000 businesses in the Casey and Cardinia shires will receive extra support with the formation of the Casey Cardinia Business Group. The official launch…
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Therapy spa solen
By LIA SPENCER A SPA used for hydrotherapy by a young man with cerebral palsy was stolen from his Narre Warren South home last month.…
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Rust strikes gold in art showcase
THIRTY-TWO paintings were sold through the Yakkerboo Art Show on the weekend, in what was a showcase of some of the region’s finest talent. Pakenham-based…
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Hard work pays off in awards
By CASEY NEILL A BAKERY, a distillery and a building materials manufacturer are the first nominees for this year’s Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce Premier…
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Tools lifted
BURGLARS have stolen power tools valued at $1800 from a garage in Cohens Way Pakenham. The burglary happened between 7.30pm on 24 April and 8.30am…
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Students interests factored in
STUDENTS’ interests are taken into account when lesson plans are made at Hillsmeade Primary School. The primary school has taken a personal approach to teaching…
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Putting e-waste to good use
UNWANTED electronic items can be dropped off at Cardinia Shire Council’s e-Waste collection point in Purton Road, Pakenham, this weekend. Unwanted battery-operated items or those…
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Permits required for uprooting
CASEY Council has alerted residents that removal of vegetation may require a permit, after a Berwick resident was recently fined $6000. City of Casey Mayor…
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Jacka takes off On a Wing and a Chair
By BRIDGET COOK DAVE Jacka jetted off from Tooradin Airfield this week on a trip aimed to break records and barriers. The former paralympian started…
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