Cranbourne Star News

  • Getting little bang for buck

    Getting little bang for buck

    **FOOTY SHORTS overheard a conversation on the weekend that gave an indication of the money that was spent on WEST GIPPSLAND’S review project, which resulted…

  • Tooradin, Toner and Tanner

    Tooradin, Toner and Tanner

    JUSTIN: Alright boys, we’re in the middle of August now so we’re getting to the real business end of the season. Jonty and I were…

  • Amazon comes to Cranbourne West

    Amazon comes to Cranbourne West

    Amazon has opened Victoria’s third fulfilment centre in Cranbourne West, its second in Melbourne’s south east since Dandenong South in 2017. The new 52,000 sqm…

  • High-school teacher jailed for student affair

    High-school teacher jailed for student affair

    A Cranbourne high-school teacher and mother-of-two who had a sexual affair with a 15-year-old student has been jailed. Laura Ann Hill, 38, pleaded guilty at…

  • $900,000 new project to restore Western Port wetlands

    $900,000 new project to restore Western Port wetlands

    The Western Port Biosphere and RMIT University have launched a new project to restore critical coastal wetlands and protect Western Port’s communities from the growing…

  • Rescue efforts recognised in Hastings

    Rescue efforts recognised in Hastings

    The teamwork and rescue efforts of 24 CFA members during a rare and confronting incident at an industrial site in Hastings last July have been…

  • Cranbourne North man charged following ram raid

    Cranbourne North man charged following ram raid

    Police have charged a Cranbourne North man following an alleged ram-raid in Moorabbin earlier this week. Police will allege two men used a black Holden…

  • In-form Eagles soaring

    In-form Eagles soaring

    The Mornington Peninsula Division 2 competition is heating up with just one round to go before finals and there is still plenty to play out.…

  • Dan Murphy’s plan near childcare sparks debate

    Dan Murphy’s plan near childcare sparks debate

    The Botanic Ridge community is opposing a liquor licence application for a new Dan Murphy’s store close to a childcare centre. A petition of objection…

  • Casey ’naughty list’ unreasonable: CRRA

    Casey ’naughty list’ unreasonable: CRRA

    Casey Residents and Ratepayers Association has criticised Casey Council placing mother-of-three Jillian Nambu on “an orchestrated ’resident naughty list’“ after she sent five emails to…

  • ‘Procedural wrangling’ dominates waste case

    ‘Procedural wrangling’ dominates waste case

    Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria is appealing against VCAT orders to draft “without prejudice conditions” for a development licence for a proposed Hampton Park Waste…

  • Works start on Cranbourne greyhound track revamp

    Works start on Cranbourne greyhound track revamp

    Works are set to start on a revamped greyhound track at Cranbourne Racecourse this month. The track had been shut down in 2022 after several…