Colourful cultural events, council meeting upheaval, forensics investigation… Star News photographers were there to capture all the key events of 2025. Here is a look of the year that was.
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 333779 Works on Stage 1 of the Pakenham Revitalisation project continue to progress, with major construction almost complete along…
BLAIR: Well fellas, we’re back for Let’s Talk Sport and there’s no shortage of things to chat about. Cricket season is getting to the pointy end and we’ve had plenty…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 392101 To help keep Cardinia Shire clean, green and litter‑free, Cardinia Shire Council is encouraging the community to take part in Clean Up Australia…
Beaconhills College graduate Owen Whitcher has earned a design award for an innovative project he created in his VCE Product Design and Technology subject. Owen’s bonsai plant stand will go…
Afternoon-peak commuters on the Cranbourne and East Pakenham lines were stuck in the trains without air conditioning for up to two and a half hours last night, after a fault…
Pakenham business owners say they are facing an uphill battle against bureaucracy, just weeks away from the promised reopening of Bald Hill Road. A petition launched on 23 January calling…
Yarragon South’s Emma Louise Conway has been awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) for over 20 years of frontline firefighting, leadership, and emergency service excellence. The AFSM is one…
Gavin Parker is a 50 year veteran firefighter and still cannot quite believe he is paid to do it. Now, he is bewildered to be awarded for his service. The…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 530152 By day, he tinkers with complex systems that keep your calls connected, but by night he is all about the arts, so much…
Veteran CFA firefighter Andrew Garth Johnson has been awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal as part of the Australia Day Honours. Before moving to Drouin CFA a few months back,…
A group of local young basketball players is set to take their skills international, with a life-changing educational trip to the United States planned for April 2026. The Pakenham Basketball…
