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By Jade LawtonPAKENHAM’S Crime Prevention Officer has called on residents to help police stamp out opportunistic crime. Leading Senior Constable Eddy MacDonald, Crime Prevention Officer…

By Jade LawtonPAKENHAM line trains are among the latest and most crowded trains on the metropolitan network, according to two new surveys. Connex data shows…

SEVENTEEN new bold and bright banners are flapping on light poles in Pakenham’s retail heartland. The recently installed banners with the catch cry, ‘Live, Shop,…

CARDINIA Shire chief executive Garry McQuillan is preparing to make his annual address to the business community. Mr McQuillan will speak on the council’s business…

MORE than 800 green-thumbed people from across Victoria braved the rain to get their hands on rare plants and special ornaments at the fifth annual…

ENTRIES are now open for Cardinia Shire’s Australia Day awards. There are many people in the community who drive change or tirelessly contribute their time…

By Melissa GrantUNSIGHTLY graffiti is becoming less of an eyesore in Pakenham with a campaign successfully targeting the scourge. The Cardinia Shire Council and Victoria…

By Melissa GrantLIFE would just be way too hard if it wasn’t for 4Cs. That’s how one young dad described the support of the emergency…

TIME is running out for Cardinia’s youth to have their say on life in the municipality. Cardinia Shire Council officers are hoping to have 2000…

By Melissa Grant AUSTRALIAN Open stars may soon be serving it up in Pakenham. A $3.86 million regional tennis facility is set to open in…

IT’S business as usual at the Pakenham Library, which on Monday opened its doors at a temporary facility. The library will operate out of portables,…

CARDINIA Shire Council opened a new car park area on Monday in a bid to ease the squeeze in Pakenham’s retail heartland. The parking bay,…