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Hot to trot: The Christmas tour lighting up faces in Melbourne’s south-east

Hot to trot: The Christmas tour lighting up faces in Melbourne’s south-east

Nightly horse and carriage tours, which wind through the streets of Pakenham, have been popular in the lead-up to Christmas for several years.

  • by Carolyn Webb

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The government seized these shops for a hospital that was never built. Now the case is back in court
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The government seized these shops for a hospital that was never built. Now the case is back in court

A legal battle between two property developers and the state has led to a ‘ghost town’ in Pakenham. The Allan government is preparing to go back to court to keep a lid on a multimillion-dollar compensation claim.

  • by Carla Jaeger
Cardinia Shire Council: What your candidates said

Cardinia Shire Council: What your candidates said

Voters in Cardinia will choose nine people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.

  • by Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
Where we live: The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods
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Where we live: The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods

In this series, The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.

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In pursuit of the Australian dream, no one planned for Pakenham to be this big

In pursuit of the Australian dream, no one planned for Pakenham to be this big

A mega-suburb on Melbourne’s outer fringe, Pakenham is showing no signs of slowing down despite challenges with infrastructure and congestion.

  • by Najma Sambul
When Andrew wanted a career change, he took the unlikely step of following his son
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When Andrew wanted a career change, he took the unlikely step of following his son

At Andrew Wilson’s graduation from the Victoria Police Academy, his 25-year-old son Tom presented him with his badge.

  • by Lachlan Abbott
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Witness appeal after 60-year-old woman sexually assaulted in Pakenham

Witness appeal after 60-year-old woman sexually assaulted in Pakenham

Police are looking for any witnesses to a terrifying early morning sexual assault on a 60-year-old woman in Pakenham in Melbourne’s east last month.

  • by Rachael Dexter
'Lowest of the low': 87-year-old woman threatened, bound and robbed

'Lowest of the low': 87-year-old woman threatened, bound and robbed

“This is one of the most disturbing and disgraceful acts that I have investigated." Nearly a year after the crime occurred, police are still hunting for the man who bound, threatened and robbed an 87-year-old woman in Preston.

  • by Matilda Boseley
Driver threatened at gunpoint in terrifying Pakenham carjacking

Driver threatened at gunpoint in terrifying Pakenham carjacking

Seven men are on the run after threatening a driver with a gun in Melbourne's south-east.

  • by Simone Fox Koob
Husband to stand trial on slavery offence

Husband to stand trial on slavery offence

A man has pleaded not guilty to reducing a person to slavery, an offence which carries a maximum of 25 years in prison.

  • by Adam Cooper
Man charged with 40 offences following alleged hit-run in Pakenham

Man charged with 40 offences following alleged hit-run in Pakenham

A driver who allegedly fled the scene after hitting pedestrians including seven children has been charged with more than 40 offences.

  • by Melissa Cunningham

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