Thieves cotton on to clothing
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
SEVERAL thousand of dollars worth of clothing has been stolen from a popular Pakenham retailer following repeated burglaries.
Cotton on in...
$1.2m blocks rock Pakenham
By DANNY BUTTLER
AN historic Pakenham land package was sold for more than $1.2 million on Saturday.
In what is seen as a positive...
Conference aims to connect
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
COMMUNITY groups, social entrepreneurs, activists and creatives will come together to celebrate the art of connection later this month.
Presented by...
Bypass draws them in
RESIDENTS turned out in their dozens to check out the new and long-awaited Kooweerup bypass.
As thanks for their patience, VicRoads and Lend Lease invited...
Dogs track down car thief
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
POLICE dogs were used to track down a man who ran on foot after a high-speed police pursuit in a...
Homeless issue ‘critical’
By LIA SPENCER
CARDINIA Council has been doing its part to try and tackle a 'critical’ homeless issue in Pakenham and surrounds.
“Homelessness and the shortage...
System is broken
I am the owner of Mod Hair Studio at 25 Westernport Road in Lang Lang.
My shop was broken into overnight between Friday 1 May...
Cops to work in pairs
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
PAKENHAM police will have to work at least in pairs under new anti-terrorism measures that have come into force.
Police officers across the...
Boom gate delays
A SIGNALLING fault in Pakenham sent this morning’s traffic into mayhem as cars banked up behind jammed Racecourse Road boom gates.
It was reported the...
Path pinched – but we’ll foot the bill
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
RATEPAYERS will be forced to foot the bill after a Beaconsfield footpath was inexplicably removed earlier this year.
Councillor Tania Baxter...
Mettle of can-do carers
By RUSSELL BENNETT
IT’S no co-incidence that three of the most community-minded organisations in Pakenham are involved in the latest initiative to help those less...
Lights ease congestion
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
TRAFFIC lights tipped to improve safety for both motorists and pedestrians were opened in Cardinia last week.
MP for Gembrook Brad Battin opened...
CFA volunteer numbers decline
Amid CFA’s war with the State Government, volunteer numbers are reportedly falling while the authority pushes back.
Data obtained from the CFA Volunteer Group shows...
