Tag: News
State ‘must try harder’
By Melissa GrantA STATE opposition MP has slammed the Brumby Government for not establishing another secondary college in Pakenham, saying its failure to do...
Call to ease the squeeze
By Glen AtwellFRUSTRATED train commuters on the Pakenham line are calling for more services and extra car spaces to help ease the squeeze during...
Bridge to success for Pallas
STATERoads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas had a front row seat to watch beams for a 200-metre bridge installed over Cardinia Creek as...
Get your walking shoes on
CARDINIA Shire Council staff are stepping up for a good cause.
Marcelle Bell, Urmi Buragohain, David Esmore and Carmen Perez will jointhousands of other community-minded...
Police to blitz rail crossings
By Melissa Grant
POLICE are clamping down on motorists racing boom gates at level crossings in the Pakenham area.
Officers are taking a zero tolerance approach...
All fired up for veterans’ visit
VIETNAM veterans Graham Astridge and Wally Sosnowski visited Pakenham Consolidated School last week to share some of their stories and the importance of Anzac...
Run in for lakeside fun
THE Lakeside Pakenham community and YMCA Cardinia Life will join forces to hold the first ever Lakeside Fun Run at Lakeside Pakenham this Sunday....
Brumby acts on ambulance SOS
By Melissa Grant
THE State Government has introduced measures to improve Victorian ambulance services after it was revealed that Pakenham residents were waiting too long...
Missing the bus!
By Melissa Grant
PAKENHAM is fast becoming the place to be with several surrounding communities recently requesting bus services to the growing town.
Those living in...
Clark snares a prime recruit
By Elizabeth LillisBEACONHIILLS College student Rachel Caulfield achieved the photo of a lifetime when she met Prime Minster John Howard on his recent trip...
New shopping centre on list
By Paul Dunlop
A NEW shopping centre is on the drawing board for Pakenham.
Cardinia Shire Council is expected to next week approve plans for the...
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Nationals leader hands over reins
A veteran state Nationals leader has stepped down to make way for new blood as the party begins preparations for an election in 2026.
Peter...
