When all else fails
ON THE back of failed bushfire plans, Cardinia Shire Council has named three locations as the potential sites for neighbourhood safer places and they...
Forum hears of support entitlement
BEACONSFIELD Neighbourhood Centre was filled to overflowing for Monday’s National Disability Insurance Scheme forum.
Senator Jan McLucas, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, joined La...
Abbott drops in
THE Federal Opposition Leader made a flying visit to Beaconsfield yesterday, but local issues took a backseat.
Tony Abbott stopped for morning tea at a...
Traders want fresh blood
PAKENHAM Business Group (PBG) is set for a changing of the guard, as long-standing committee members leave and fresh blood moves in.
Four of the...
Life force
THE 441 people who took turns circling the Pakenham oval on Friday night and Saturday morning were united for a common cause, but each...
Crash course
Fatality at is "only a matter of time" ...
MOST drivers know to give way to the right at a roundabout - but it is...
Footy star Sam hams it up
Sam Newman was a welcome visitor to Pakenham on Tuesday.
Eager shoppers gathered along Main Street as The Footy Show larrikin walked up and down...
Up with the best
TWENTY junior fire-fighters impressed at the 2013 Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV) Urban Junior Championships.
Pakenham CFA and Kooweerup CFA entered teams into the event,...
Collision blocks highway
A MAN was airlifted to hospital following a two-car collision in Pakenham that caused traffic chaos on Saturday evening.
Police believe the collision occurred at...
Mulling over Scout heritage
A DECISION is expected to be made later this month about the future of the Pakenham Scout Hall.
The friends group of the hall are...
Long locks to be lost
KATE Shearer is living up to her surname and shaving her head for a worthy cause.
After eight years involved in the Relay for Life,...
Cause is close to their hearts
RISHANE Randeniya has had more operations in his two and half years than most will see in a lifetime - but this little fighter...
Yabbies come from clouds
One of the all-time great wins against one of the all-time great enemies.
Pakenham Upper/Toomuc came from the clouds and stole victory over Nar Nar...
