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Pokie fears drive Liberal MP

By Elizabeth Lillis CARDINIAmay become a target for additional poker machines, according to local Liberal MP Ken Smith.. He fears State Government policy,...

Lucky escape for driver as truck rolls

A TRUCK driver had a lucky escape when his concrete truck rolled in Pakenham on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency service workers said the truck, loaded with...

Threat hits home

By Elizabeth LillisHOMEOWNERS in Pinehill Drive Pakenham had a close call when a grass fire spread through their backyards on Tuesday evening. The fire threatened...

Pub cheers

By Paul DunlopICONIC waterhole Pakenham Hotel is about to have a major facelift. The historic pub, a favourite meeting place for locals, will undergo significant...

Jewellery stolen

JEWELLERY worth an estimated $8000 was stolen from a Pakenham home last week. Police said thieves forced entry through a side window of the Aberdeen...

Friend rallies for truckie

By Sarah Schwager A PAKENHAM woman is helping raise money for the family of a local truck driver who died last Friday. Close friend of Pearcedale...

School house leaders appointed

THERE is no shortage of leadership at Pakenham Consolidated School. The school recently appointed its young leaders with Julie Morris, Chelsea Hall, Riley Humphreys and...

Petrol charge

A MAN has been charged with stealing petrol from a Pakenham service station. Police say the 20-year-old Mornington man drove off from the Ampol station...

State school

By Paul Dunlop HOPE is building that new state schools are soon to be coming to Pakenham. Hitting back at claims of a chronic shortage of...

Students’ help is in the can

By Melissa GrantCHAIRO Christian School students have a can do attitude. Grade one and two students from the school’s Pakenham campus visited local food bank...

Street stabbing

POLICE are searching for three youths who stabbed a man in Pakenham last week. The 35-year-old victim was walking down John Street about midnight...

Sex shop’s VCAT win

By Paul DunlopPAKENHAM’S new sex shop has been allowed to stay open longer – but its owner says closing time is still too early. The...

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Small steps, big impact

Berwick Primary School hosted a “Walk for Water“ campaign, providing students with an opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the challenges experienced by women...