Pakenham is a rapidly growing large town located on the Princes Highway, about 60km south-east of Melbourne. The town is set on open, flat green acres with the eastern Dandenong Ranges providing a great northerly backdrop. Once a small town to serve the local dairying industry, the area has undergone immense population growth in the last 10-15 years as Pakenham provides good, clean country living despite Melbourne remaining only a short drive away due to the continual improvements along the Princes Freeway. The town centre is quite impressive - the main street is tree-lined, well looked after with a great shopping precinct. Also in town are the Nestle Factory, the Wallis Memorial Gardens with a great vantage point nearby from the Cardinia Shire Office complex.

Population: 12,500
State: Victoria
Postcode: 3810
Local Government: Cardinia Shire Council
Location: 61km south-east of Melbourne
Main Roads: Princes Highway  (soon to be bypassed by Princes Freeway )
Accommodation: Travel Victoria
Main Watercourses: None
Radio Stations (Music): Bay FM (93.9), Sea FM (94.9), K-Rock (95.5), Nova FM (100.3), Mix 101 (101.1), Fox FM (101.9), Gold 104 (104.3), Triple M (105.1), Triple J (107.5)

Photos from Pakenham:

 

	Looking south-east on Main Street, Pakenham (2002).
	The Princes Hwy, heading east in Pakenham (1997).

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