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Book lucky dip a blinder
By Bonny Burrows
The magic of books has been rediscovered at Pakenham Secondary College.
Thanks to librarian Janine Lawrence’s bright idea of gift-wrapping books to conceal...
Land set for new school
By Bonny Burrows
In a boost to local education, land has been acquired for a new state-of-the-art primary school in north east Pakenham.
Funded in the...
Searching for Bailey
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing 15-year-old Bailey Graham.
Bailey was last seen about 8.50pm on Thursday 4 May at Pakenham...
Man sought over threat
Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating following threats allegedly made to a Beaconsfield man at Flinders Street Station on 28 March.
Investigators have been...
Fined for smoking
By Helena Adeloju
A woman who was caught smoking a cigarette with two young children in her vehicle, told police she didn’t know it was...
‘We’re doing the right thing’ says market after protest
By Bonny Burrows
The Victorian Livestock Exchange Pakenham (VLE) has hit back at activist allegations that animals at the market are malnourished.
The claims followed a...
Fund cuts leave growth councils on edge
By Bonny Burrows
Funding of “critical” community infrastructure within Cardinia Shire will be slashed following a 50 per cent cut to the State’s Growing Suburbs...
Double intercept of suspended driver
By Helena Adeloju
One driver pushed his luck too far, with police catching him driving while suspended twice within one hour.
Emerald police intercepted an unregistered...
Gateway to tragedy
By Helena Adeloju
A traumatised resident has asked how many people have to die outside her home before something is done to make Pakenham Road...
Trauma forum for teachers
By Helena Adeloju
This year’s Kinders Together annual forum focused on childhood trauma.
More than 150 participants gathered in the function rooms at Pakenham Racecourse to...
Midwives struggle to keep up with baby boom
By Helena Adeloju
March was a bumper month for baby births in Cardinia.
The council’s co-ordinator of Maternal and Child Health Cathy Massoud said the birth...
School visitors remember the ANZAC legacy
Berwick students paid tribute to diggers past and present at the children’s ANZAC Day Service in Melbourne recently.
Students from St Michael’s and Berwick Chase...
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Tough day for Pakenham
Pakenham has gone down 10-1 in a tough Saturday afternoon affair against premiership contenders Aspendale in the FFV State League 5 South competition.
Aspendale ran...
