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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 when…

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…

DIRTY Moto staff were feeling the pinch this week after they were robbed overnight on Monday and again the following night. Owner Kim Gardiner said…

By Melissa Grant A PAKENHAM man is angry after discovering his house in Blue Horizons Estate won’t be protected by noise barriers despite its short…

PAKENHAM Kindergarten is getting ready to party. A family fun day and market will light up the town this Sunday, 5 March. Teachers, children and…