Pakenham Officer Star News

  • Locals react as machetes are officially banned

    Locals react as machetes are officially banned

    Machetes, long feared as a deadly weapon in the south east, are now banned in Victoria with tough penalties kicking in this month. Anyone caught…

  • Fallen police officers honoured, $1M reward offered to catch Dezi Freeman

    Fallen police officers honoured, $1M reward offered to catch Dezi Freeman

    The tragedy in Porepunkah may have unfolded hours away in Victoria but its impact is being felt deeply in Cardinia and Casey, where communities are…

  • Fallen officers honoured, $1M reward offered to catch Dezi Freeman

    Fallen officers honoured, $1M reward offered to catch Dezi Freeman

    The tragedy in Porepunkah may have unfolded hours away in Victoria but its impact is being felt deeply in Cardinia and Casey, where communities are…

  • Fallen officers remembered

    Fallen officers remembered

    The tragedy in Porepunkah may have unfolded hours away in Victoria but its impact is being felt deeply in Cardinia and Casey, where communities are…

  • Drownings spike in multicultural and older Australians

    Drownings spike in multicultural and older Australians

    Drownings across Australia have increased by a fourth compared to the last decade’s average, putting into relief the most vulnerable of the community, as multicultural…

  • Emerald’s Jessica Brown named Australia’s Pharmacy Assistant of the Year

    Emerald’s Jessica Brown named Australia’s Pharmacy Assistant of the Year

    The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has named Jessica Brown from Emerald Village Pharmacy in Melbourne, Victoria, as its 2025 Pharmacy Assistant of the Year (PATY).…

  • Lions face Burras with grand final spot up for grabs

    Lions face Burras with grand final spot up for grabs

    A spot in the grand final is up for grabs. Pakenham will go head-to-head with minor premiers Warburton Millgrove in Saturday’s Outer East Division 1…

  • ‘Breathing fire:’ Bunyip through to big dance

    ‘Breathing fire:’ Bunyip through to big dance

    Bunyip is through to the Ellinbank League under-16 grand final after a thrilling 5.2(32) to 4.6(30) victory over Trafalgar in the qualifying final at Catani…

  • Station on edge

    Station on edge

    Concerned Beaconsfield residents are calling for immediate action to fix their deteriorating train station, warning that its crumbling condition poses a serious safety risk. A…

  • Community cut off

    Community cut off

    Beaconsfield residents are raising alarms about ongoing flooding issues linked to the recent Level Crossing Removal project. Local resident Jacqueline expressed frustration, saying the area…

  • Zoning deadlock frustrates

    Zoning deadlock frustrates

    For over a decade, landowners between Peck Road and Brown Road in Pakenham have been trapped in a cycle of frustration over zoning and planning…

  • Legacy for Olivia

    Legacy for Olivia

    Funding for at-home meal support programs for people suffering from eating disorders has been recommended by the State Coroner in response to the tragic suicide…