Lions farewell local legend
The Pakenham Football Club is mourning the loss of one of its most devoted and respected volunteers, ‘Colonel’ Tom Parker, who passed away peacefully...
Share your stories of Yakkerboo as festival turns 50
The Yakkerboo Festival holds a lot of memories for many locals, but there is likely no one who can reminisce more than Graeme Moore...
Tributes flow for adopted son lost in ‘broken’ system
While many celebrated Christmas and the New Year, a Pakenham family was burying their son and learning to live without him.
Jacob Van Lieshout, 34,...
Health Alert: Measles exposure sites in Victoria
The Victorian Department of Health has issued a warning following recent measles cases linked to public exposure sites. Measles, a highly contagious viral infection,...
Pakenham and Cranbourne lines now exclusively through Metro Tunnel as network hits ‘Big Switch’...
The Pakenham and Cranbourne lines have now completely switched from the old City Loop to the Metro Tunnel, with trains running every few minutes...
Officer kiln development proposed, feedback open
A modern development of the Officer Kiln is now being considered by Cardinia Shire Council, with residents asked to provide their thoughts on the...
NextGen levels up
A fresh year brings fresh opportunities for local youth. Farm owners Amanda and Chris are opening a new Pakenham hub to support young people,...
Community raises thousands for Narre Warren fire brigade CFA
Despite being a scorcher of a day on Saturday, many from the community came together to raise more than $4000 for Narre Warren Fire...
Vigil honors fatally shot teen
The Sudanese community came together over the weekend in a heart-wrenching candlelight vigil to mourn the tragic death of 16-year-old Ater Good, who was...
11 kids rescued from locked cars on scorching Saturday: Ambulance Victoria
Ambulance Victoria (AV) paramedics responded to 11 cases of children locked in cars during a scorching Saturday across Victoria.
After a day in which...
Suspended driver blows 0.177% in Cardinia
On the 25th of January, at approximately 3.15pm, Cardinia Highway Patrol intercepted a 47-year-old woman on in Cardinia.
The woman was driving with a suspended...
Increasing plastic waste, a burden councils and ratepayers ‘can’t afford to bear’
Even though the state government is boosting plastic recycling capacity in areas such as Pakenham, a new report has found that plastic waste is...
Cracking start to the year
**There are different ways of breaking a cricket bat. TOORADIN star Cal O’Hare has done it twice the conventional way; basically being too good...
