Pakenham
Albion co-owner shot at in home invasion as Melbourne bar wars escalate
The nightlife figure was targeted in his Pakenham home and two Melbourne venues were attacked overnight.
- Cameron Houston, Ashleigh McMillan and Chris Vedelago
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Empty heritage house stalls redevelopment of ‘eyesore’ shopping centre
The council has refused to allow a developer to knock down a solitary heritage house for the redevelopment of a derelict shopping centre.
- Gemma Grant
One in five drug drivers: Victoria’s worst-offending region revealed
This outer Melbourne suburb is home to more drug drivers than anywhere else in Victoria after hundreds were arrested there in one year.
- Gemma Grant and Cassandra Morgan
- Opinion
- Life in the ’burbs
I cringe when people ask where I live. But my suburb ended up proving me wrong
I barely noticed the fleeting lights as I drove through. And as I walked back to this dark, cold place, I never would’ve guessed that it would be my future home of 45 years.
- Kate Feher
Locals are fighting to reopen a Melbourne golf course, but it’s not a cheap fix
The 18-hole golf course in Melbourne’s south-east has been closed since April, with weeds taking over the greens, but locals say it’s worth fixing.
- Gemma Grant
The 100-year-old planning law that stopped this family building a home for their son
A Pakenham family’s failed attempt to vary a covenant on their home points to a historical issue that impedes the building of new housing in Melbourne.
- Adam Carey
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.
- Carolyn Webb
- Exclusive
- Courts
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.
- Carla Jaeger
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.
- Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
- Series
- City life
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.