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.
Roadworks on a major Clyde North intersection has caused gridlock during peak hours for many Casey commuters, some saying that their usual 10 minute drive…
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 Drake Place. From Monday 9…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 531813 A surge in retail crime across Victoria has prompted major retailers to install anti-theft security gates, but the move is drawing growing concern…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 524578 The Pakenham family of Jacob Van Lieshout say the system that failed him in life has continued to fail them in death, with…
A would-be carjacker who held a screwdriver to his elderly victim’s neck and threatened to kill him in a home driveway in Keysborough has been jailed. Petap Kong, 31, of…
Two men have been arrested following an assault in Cranbourne on the morning of Friday 6 February. Officers responded to reports of three men involved in a physical altercation on…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 492338 This summer’s repeated 40-degree days have made one thing unavoidable: Melbourne’s suburbs are heating up, and trees are no longer decorative extras. Councils…
A former teacher accused of stabbing a principal at Keysborough Secondary College may require involuntary mental health treatment, a defence lawyer has told court. Kim Ramchen, 37, of Mulgrave, appeared…
The City of Greater Dandenong Australia Day Volunteer of the Year is awarded to an individual who has dedicated more than 30 years in giving back to the community. Heather…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 183562 The State Opposition has called for a formal inquiry into Tuesday 3 February rail network disruption, where peak-hour disruption left thousands of Cranbourne…
**There are different ways of breaking a cricket bat. TOORADIN star Cal O’Hare has done it twice the conventional way; basically being too good for his own good; breaking two…
