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By Callan DateTHE 30th annual Yakkerboo Festival was held on the weekend with the town of Pakenham coming together to celebrate the many exciting events…

PAKENHAM’S athletics masters have won again. Bill Ronald and Terry Baldwin are a dynamic duo in Masters Games and came back from the recent national…

By Paul Dunlop PREMIER Steve Bracks and Olympic swim star Brooke Hanson have given the thumbs up to Pakenham’s new Cardinia LiFE aquatic and recreation…

A DESPERATE need for recreational facilities has prompted Cardinia Shire Council to buy extra land in Pakenham and bolstered plans to develop a district sports…

PAKENHAM SES plans to be fully operational at the new police and emergency service complex by early January. The $11 million complex on the Princes…

POLICE are seeking information from witnesses after a 29-year-old Pakenham man and a car collided. Police believe the man was hit by a red Holden…

A NEW and exciting arts program is kicking off in Pakenham. Community Arts Pakenham (CAP), supported by the Shire of Cardinia, is launching its new…

WRITERS of all abilities are encouraged to submit manuscripts for the Yakkerboo short story and poetry awards. The popular competitions are sponsored by the Shire…

By Melissa Grant and Brad KingsburyPAKENHAM teenager Tyson Goldsack will find out tonight (Thursday) if he will make his AFL debut with Collingwood against the…

By Paul DunlopPAKENHAM’S emergency food bank has a new set of wheels. Volunteers delivering parcels of groceries and other support services to families in need…

By Melissa Grant PAKENHAM junior football coach David Nagel has vowed to get Chris Tarrant and Travis Cloke down to training after his side kicked…

By Paul DunlopAN office and shop complex coming soon to Pakenham is a glimpse of the future, civic leaders say. Cardinia Shire Council last week…