Cranbourne Star News

  • Community races to support young star

    Community races to support young star

    When Year 4 student, Belle, secured her place at the National Cross Country Championships, she dreamed of medals and finish lines. What she didn’t expect…

  • Casey VFL finals bound

    Casey VFL finals bound

    A win over second-placed Box Hill has sealed Casey a coveted spot in the VFL top six. The victory is Casey’s fourth on the bounce…

  • Seven-heaven for City

    Seven-heaven for City

    It was a Dandenong demolition at Frank Holohan Soccer Complex as Dandenong City thrashed Melbourne Knights 7-1 in round 25 of the NPL. But it…

  • Western Port Down Under launches Community Conversations

    Western Port Down Under launches Community Conversations

    Coastal residents gathered at the Warneet Motor Yacht Club on Wednesday 13 August, for the Western Port Down Under (WPDU) Community Conversations event. Hosted by…

  • Second rally against Hampton Park waste station unfolds at VCAT

    Second rally against Hampton Park waste station unfolds at VCAT

    Hampton Park and its surrounding residents rallied outside the state tribunal on Friday 15 August to oppose the proposed waste transfer station, marking the second…

  • Family affair as Richardson’s rollick in the spotlight

    Family affair as Richardson’s rollick in the spotlight

    Bill and Chris Richardson stole the spotlight in round five of the Mountain Dart League on Friday night with the husband-and-wife combination both throwing stunning…

  • Business as usual for Thunder with smashing of Saints

    Business as usual for Thunder with smashing of Saints

    Dandenong Thunder continued its impressive run of form by thrashing St Albans 5-1 at Churchill Reserve in round 25 of the NPL. Thunder struck first…

  • 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…