News


  • Drug ‘patsy’ jailed up to 10 years

    Drug ‘patsy’ jailed up to 10 years

    Endeavour Hills Hallam Doveton Star Journal

    A Springvale South man’s role in a home-garage break-in has led police to a stash of nearly 8 kilograms of heroin in his bedroom, a…

  • Lights taken down despite council pause

    Lights taken down despite council pause

    Pakenham Officer Star News

    Heritage Springs residents have been stunned after council contractors removed several other original lamps by mistake, breaching a resolution to halt the continued removal. Many…

  • Over 2500 charges

    Over 2500 charges

    Pakenham Officer Star News

    Almost 1500 offenders involved in serious and organised crime at all levels across Victoria have been charged by the VIPER Taskforce with more than 2600…

  • Thief invades school grounds

    Thief invades school grounds

    Pakenham Officer Star News

    A Pakenham Secondary College student has had his bike stolen for the third time in just 10 weeks totally 4,000 in losses, sparking outrage and…

  • Single home code to boost housing

    Single home code to boost housing

    Pakenham Officer Star News

    Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny has announced the ‘Single Home Code’, a state-wide amendment to Victoria’s planning schemes that will streamline approvals for single homes…

  • Local students set for the big stage

    Local students set for the big stage

    Pakenham Officer Star News

    Pakenham Consolidated School’s choir will sing on the big stage for the first time, having been selected alongside other local schools for this year’s Victorian…

  • Council backs Cambodian-Thai peace

    Council backs Cambodian-Thai peace

    Endeavour Hills Hallam Doveton Star Journal

    City of Greater Dandenong Council will write to Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong expressing the hope of a lasting peace over the recent Thai-Cambodian border…

  • Man arrested following aggravated carjacking

    Man arrested following aggravated carjacking

    Pakenham Officer Star News

    Police have arrested a man in Morwell following an alleged aggravated carjacking in Glen Iris on 12 August. A man was reversing his ute out…

  • Dan Murphy’s plan near childcare sparks debate

    Dan Murphy’s plan near childcare sparks debate

    Cranbourne Star News

    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…

Sport


  • Pumas push towards finals

    Pumas push towards finals

    Pakenham Officer Star News

    It was another huge week for the Pakenham Baseball Club, with the Pumas A1 team keeping its finals hopes alive with an important victory over…

  • Special day for Lions

    Special day for Lions

    Pakenham Officer Star News

    Pakenham’s final home game of the Outer East Football Netball season was nothing short of magical on Saturday at Toomuc Reserve. It was a day…

  • In-form Eagles soaring

    In-form Eagles soaring

    Cranbourne Star News

    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.…

  • Eagle continue winning ways

    Eagle continue winning ways

    Berwick Star News

    Beat second-placed Park Orchards this week and Beaconsfield is guaranteed a double chance and a repeat matchup against the Sharks in week one of finals.…

  • Cannons demolish RMIT in top grade

    Cannons demolish RMIT in top grade

    Cranbourne Star News

    The best way to bounce back from a shock loss is with a big win and that’s exactly what Casey Cannons did in the Men’s…

  • Pakenham creates history

    Pakenham creates history

    Pakenham Officer Star News

    Pakenham’s ascension to champions of Youth League One was impressively rapid. After coming up short in the big dance in 2024 in Youth League Two,…

Entertainment


  • Muralist dips lid to Dandy Pig

    Muralist dips lid to Dandy Pig

    Dandenong Star Journal

    Decades of dormant memories are being roused by a blazing mural tribute to the iconic Dandy Pig neon sign. Acclaimed artist Claudio Mantuano has portrayed…

  • Milestone for iconic art show

    Milestone for iconic art show

    Dandenong Star Journal

    Entries are open for the 20th anniversary of the Noble Park Community Centre Art Show. The iconic event was the brainchild of Hugh Kilgower and…

  • Poem for peace

    Poem for peace

    Endeavour Hills Hallam Doveton Star Journal

    May I invite you to reflect with me … and may our hearts be in shared humanity, let us pause for a sacred moment of…

  • Showcase of our special city

    Showcase of our special city

    Dandenong Star Journal

    A showcase of the public’s best photos of Greater Dandenong’s favourite places will again feature in a 2026 community calendar. The council is calling for…

  • Hope plays a role in Reworlding Dandenong

    Hope plays a role in Reworlding Dandenong

    Dandenong Star Journal

    Groups of role-players are traipsing through Dandenong streets this month, with a bold hope of reimagining the city’s 2050 future. Dr Troy Innocent, from RMIT…

  • Refuse to let despair have the final word

    Refuse to let despair have the final word

    Dandenong Star Journal

    In Judaism, hope is not simply a fleeting emotion or a gentle wish for better times. Rather, it is something far deeper: a discipline of…

More News


  • Pakenham Golf return viable and in demand, report says

    Pakenham Golf return viable and in demand, report says

    Pakenham Officer Star News

    An independent review of Deep Creek Reserve has concluded a result in favour of the continuation of golf, determining that the course is not only…

  • WFH consultation opens

    WFH consultation opens

    Berwick Star News

    The State Government has opened public consultation on proposed work-from-home laws that a South East manufacturers group warns are “impossible” for the $54 billion sector.…

  • 40 years of palliative care

    40 years of palliative care

    Dandenong Star Journal

    From humble beginnings 40 years ago, Palliative Care South East has seen impressive growth in delivering specialist care to people with life-limiting illnesses. Prior to…

  • Casey ‘naughty list’ unreasonable: CRRA

    Casey ‘naughty list’ unreasonable: CRRA

    Berwick Star News

    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…

  • Casey ’naughty list’ unreasonable: CRRA

    Casey ’naughty list’ unreasonable: CRRA

    Cranbourne Star News

    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…

  • Scales of justice on self-defence change proposal

    Scales of justice on self-defence change proposal

    Berwick Star News

    Recent proposals by a southeast metropolitan MP on revisions to self-defence laws in Victoria have the local community buzzing, with many, from online to neighbourhoods,…