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Strikers prove their point
By JARROD POTTER STRIKERS by name, Strikers by nature – Bunyip took claim of the Cardinia Shire’s best soccer club with a 6-2 win over…
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Call goes out to ring triple zero
PAKENHAM police are reminding residents to ring triple zero in an emergency rather than their closest station. Senior Sergeants Trevor Vondrasek and Terry Rowlands said…
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Sails into the sunset
POLICE are investigating the theft of a boat and trailer from a house in Donday Court, Pakenham. Offenders stole the Stacer boat and trailer between…
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Climate of opportunity
By BRIDGET SCOTT THE Minister for Environment and Climate Change was left more than impressed after a tour of the SITA waste transfer station last…
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Boot sale for scouts
PAKENHAM Scouts are holding a car boot sale and mini-market in May. Outside spaces are available for $20 or spaces inside, where stallholders have to…
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Woolies expands
By NICOLE WILLIAMS PAKENHAM is now home to eight supermarkets after Woolworths officially opened the Arena store on Wednesday, its fourth in the area. Cardinia…
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Festival funstars showcase youth
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD CARDINIA Shire Council will host its annual National Youth Week Festival on Sunday 14 April. The festival is part of National Youth…
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A shed load of support
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD The Lions Club of Pakenham and wider Lions community held two bushfire benefits over the Easter weekend on Saturday 30 March and…
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Bumpy ride
By DANIELLE GALVIN LACK of funds and sponsorship has forced the Yakkerboo committee to make some tough calls in the lead-up to the April festival.…
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Truckin’ trouble
CARDINIA Criminal Investigation Unit (CIU) is calling for witnesses after a $160,000 truck was stolen from a yard in Mary Street, Pakenham. Investigators believe the…
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Black Caviar’s regal flavour
By GARRY HOWE AND DANIELLE GALVIN THERE was a royal flair in the air at the Centrebet Pakenham Cup on Sunday, as champion mare Black…
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Car thieves in their sights
A NEW crime fighting unit at Pakenham police station will target thefts from cars in town. Police have reported an increase in thefts of items…