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Sarah SchwagerTHIEVES targeted shops in Pakenham’s Manhattan Arcade last week, with three burglaries in one night. Between 5.15pm on 10 January and 7.50am on 11…

MCMILLAN MP Russell Broadbent has defied the history of his electorate and bucked the national trend towards the ALP, being elected for a second consecutive…

By Sarah SchwagerLOCAL emergency authorities have banded together this summer to warn people of the risks of leaving a child in the car even for…

By Paul DunlopPAKENHAM Secondary College students are going on assignment. Their mission? To entertain audiences and impress theatregoers. The college production The Assignment will be…

CARDINIA residents swapped cars for bicycles yesterday (Wednesday) morning as part of national Ride to Work day. Locals pedalled their way to the Pakenham Plaza…

By Marc McGowanPAKENHAM teenager Michael Grant is celebrating three years of hard work after being selected as the apprentice of the year this month. Mr…

– Jim MynardVICROADS Pakenham Bypass project manager Charlie Broadhurst has asked motorists to heed the posted speed limits at work sites in the interests of…

YOUNG artists will have their work take pride of place at Pakenham’s Services Central. Cardinia Shire youth services has just finished facilitating an arts program…

RURAL commuters will no longer have to catch coaches to Pakenham after trains returned to the Gippsland line on Friday as part of the biggest…

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

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…

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…