Tag: News
Train near miss
By Melissa GrantBUSTED boom gates are being blamed for a near miss at a railway crossing.
Charlie Tabone is thanking his lucky stars after the...
Bypass gets residents moving
By Paul DunlopTHE Pakenham Bypass is coming – but one couple has sold their home to get out of its way.
In the same week...
Step it out, by the book
PAKENHAM Library is giving residents the chance to put the spring back into their step this summer.
The John Street library is now lending pedometer...
I didn’t see a body: friend
By Narelle Coulter
THERE was no unusual odor in the garage where murdered Pakenham millionaire Michael Griffey’s decomposing body allegedly lay on New Year’s Eve...
Chip in for pet’s sake
PAKENHAM pet owners can microchip their pets at greatly reduced prices at the 2007 Pet Expo.
Cardinia Shire Council’s local laws team invites all pet...
Vandals target schools
PAKENHAM schools were vandalised in the last days of the school holidays.
Windows were smashed at both Pakenham Consolidated School and Pakenham Secondary College.
Police said...
Burglars steal car
THIEVES escaped in a stolen car after ransacking a house in Five Mile Road, Pakenham South, on Sunday afternoon.
The raiders got in through a...
More fall into debt trap
By Paul Dunlop
DEBT-strapped local families are seeking help for financial woes in ever-increasing numbers and concerned counsellors say the demand is only going to...
Students’ best foot forward
PAKENHAM Springs Primary School students and their families pounded the pavement last Friday.
A school walkathon saw many parents join their children to raise funds...
Mega trade school
By Melissa Grant
PAKENHAM students could soon benefit from a multi-million dollar trade training centre.
Pakenham Secondary, Kooweerup Secondary, Beaconhills and St Francis Xavier colleges will...
Limo for birthday boy
A LIMOUSINE ride is an unusual gift but it proved to be the perfect birthday present for Danny Vogels.
The Pakenham resident has long dreamed...
Funds for college and new school
SCHOOLS in Pakenham will receive funding support from the Federal Government.
McMillan MP Russell Broadbent said last week that $6.6 million would be spent to...
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Garfield Picture Theatre celebrates 100 years
It was a day of music and celebration as the Garfield Picture Theatre marked its 100th year.
On Sunday 17 November, many locals gathered at...
