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Stop being a drip!
RESIDENTS can now save even more water thanks to the Cardinia Shire Council’s showerhead exchange program. Those who live in the shire just need to…
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Top lip triumph for a mo-ving event
TEACHERS at Pakenham’s Beaconhills College joined forces for “Movember” to raise money for prostate cancer. This involved growing a moustache for the month of November…
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Civic arts project set to call for artists
By Paul DunlopCARDINIA’S civic art project in Pakenham is fast taking shape. A shortlist of artists has been drawn up for what is to be…
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Man hurt as car hits tree
AN 18-year-old man was taken to hospital with minor head injuries after the car he was travelling in hit a tree on Toomuc Valley Road,…
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Cross-country champions
By Melissa Grant MEET Pakenham’s cross-country champions. Pakenham Consolidated Primary School student Jessica Cox and Beaconhills College student Luke Joiner recently returned from Perth where…
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Get together for Christmas
By Paul DunlopPEOPLE who may be alone this Christmas can get together with other families at a community festive celebration. Following a successful inaugural event…
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Dog push grows
THE push in Pakenham for an off-leash dog park continues to gain momentum. Dog owners are lobbying for an area where their pets can run…
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Stepping out
PAKENHAM Consolidated students put on a dance spectacular for local kindergarten children last Friday. Kindergartens in the area were invited to attend the show, which…
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Feel the heat of the games
THE Warming up for the Games event in Pakenham this Sunday will have a professional touch, with two elite Commonwealth Games athletes appearing as guest…
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Floor tile thieves hit half-built house
THIEVES have taken 35 boxes of floor tiles from a house under construction in Mackellar Court, Pakenham. It is believed the raiders got through an…
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Schools build for the future
By Sarah ThompsonDESPITE recent wet weather, building is continuing at two Pakenham schools in an attempt to bring local education into the 21st century. Pakenham…
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Year-long trial for dog parks
– Paul DunlopDOG-lovers were rejoicing this week with the dream of an off-leash park in Pakenham becoming reality. Canine-loving residents have lobbied for more than…
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