Star Journal photographers cast their eyes over the events that united and disturbed us during 2025. Here is a celebration of the year that was.
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…
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…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 531164 WOMENS PINK V WHITE DERBY If you’re ever trying to explain why local baseball is so good, you could simply point to Saturday…
PAKENHAM BOWLS Pakenham’s Weekend Pennant teams returned a very mixed bag on Saturday. Pakenham One (Div 1) was always in control of its home game against Beaumaris One, despite a…
Missed their ATAR? A parent’s guide to VTAC Change of Preference The end of Year 12 brings a whole array of mixed feelings for you as a parent. You’re excited…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 530162 Yannathan local Matthew Coleman has received a fair few calls from Canberra in his lifetime, but he had never received one from Government…
When Dr Roberto Celada arrived in Australia nearly four decades ago, he had just $8 in his pocket, limited English and no certainty about what lay ahead. Today, the Drouin-based…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 529830 Kooweerup resident Beverley Anne Edwards has been awarded an Order of Australia (OAM) for her decades-long service to the community of Cardinia. Already…
