Students enjoy an excellent education
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A PAKENHAM primary school is in the running for the 2015 Victorian Education Excellence Awards.
Pakenham Consolidated School Sensory Activity Program has been acknowledged...
Loyal race club stalwarts retire
COMMITTEE stalwarts Frances Knaap and Ron Carroll are hanging up the field glasses after almost five decades of combined service to the Pakenham Racing...
Commuter delays on Pakenham line
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THE Pakenham train line has been thrown into chaos following a major disruption in Berwick earlier this afternoon, Tuesday 13 October.
Metro advised...
Grants back natural resources
APPLICATIONS are now invited from local Landcare networks and community-based natural resource management groups for the PPWCMA Community Grants.
But time is running out...
High and dry meeting
GIPPSDAIRY will meet with farmers to determine what action needs to be taken to assist the industry if seasonal conditions worsen.
Recent high temperatures have...
Market down for poor finish
There were approximately 800 export and 830 young cattle penned at the Victorian Livestock Exchange representing an increase of 600 head week-on-week.
There was...
Car flips on highway
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
A MAN is being treated by paramedics at the scene of an overturned car on Princes Highway Pakenham.
The bloodied man was sitting...
‘One in a million’ Mal
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
KOOWEERUP'S own balladeer, Mal Pugh, has died after a battle with serious illness.
The well-known local poet was a much-loved contributor to the...
Fine time to cool down
CARDINIA shire’s four seasonal outdoor pools are set to open in the coming weeks but will operate under temperature requirements and for limited hours.
Opening...
Complaint leads to safety signs
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
CARDINIA Shire Council has reacted to out-dated safety conditions outside a Pakenham gym after two near traffic accidents involving children.
An Officer parent...
Day at the races
By RUSSELL BENNETT
PUNTERS and fashionistas alike were treated with brilliant spring sunshine at the new Pakenham Racecourse for Empire Guineas Day on Saturday.
Pakenham Racing...
Hughes ‘Pumped’ here
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
In the words of Dave Hughes, “to be alive is ridiculous.”
The veteran comic has spent 20 years doing stand-up and performed to...
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Blackburn spares Berwick’s blushes
Poor kicking for goal spared Berwick from a significant margin of defeat against Blackburn at home on Saturday afternoon in the Eastern Football Netball...
