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‘Unwarranted’ fear psychosis, says forum
By Alana Mitchelson
A CRIME prevention forum has exposed an evident air of paranoia among Cardinia Shire residents in response to a recent increase in...
Former versus current council battle
By Aneeka Simonis and Georgia Westgarth
THIS year’s council election is looking a bit like a scene from Back to the Future, with several former...
Footy brawl mars sport, injures spectators
By Aneeka Simonis
POLICE ejected several revved up spectators responsible for a series of “spot fights” which erupted at the footy grand final in Garfield...
Midnight game of cops and robber ends
By Aneeka Simonis
A CRAZED man, who allegedly threatened to assault the manager of the Pakenham Caravan Park with a tyre iron, fled from police...
National role for Rotarian
By Alana Mitchelson
THE Rotary Club of Berwick’s Tim Moore has become the first Rotarian from the local district to be appointed to the prestigious...
Up-and-coming auctioneer was under the hammer
By Alana Mitchelson
PAKENHAM’s best up-and-coming livestock auctioneer has revealed there is always something new to learn from every sale.
Jamie Quinlan began attending livestock sales...
Arson involving stolen cars probed
By Aneeka Simonis
POLICE are currently investigating several deliberately lit blazes involving stolen cars.
A car involved in a string of alleged burglaries and an attempted...
Shots fired in Pakenham
By Aneeka Simonis
POLICE are investigating after more than a dozen gunshots were fired into a Pakenham tattoo parlour overnight.
Beautiful Body Art owner, Robyn...
Long jail term in the offing
By Cam Lucadou-Wells
A MAN with an ice habit and an acquired brain injury has been accused of robbing two dementia patients as they slept...
Inner Wheel’s new hub
ON MONDAY 8 August, at “Viale" restaurant, Pakenham, District Chairman Lynne Davine inducted Margaret Macdonald as the new president of the Inner Wheel Club...
Laughter healing hearts
By Lia Spencer
IT’S a sad reality that many children from Pakenham and surrounds are fighting the biggest battles of their lives at one of...
Still keeping the faith
In a year of milestones, 90-year-old Father John Readman reflects on his achievements throughout his 60 years of priesthood, as ALANA MITCHELSON reports.
EVEN 19...
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Trespasser causes commuter delays
There were major delays on the Pakenham and Cranbourne train lines this morning - Friday 19 April - following a reported trespasser.
There would be...
