Pakenham Officer Star News

  • 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…

  • Tender awarded for construction of Youth Hub project

    Tender awarded for construction of Youth Hub project

    Cardinia Shire Council has awarded the tender for construction of the Youth Hub in Pakenham. At the Council meeting on 18 August, Council resolved to…

  • Young Puma cubs pounce

    Young Puma cubs pounce

    Pakenham Baseball Club added silverware to the town vault on Saturday after the Pumas scored a memorable victory over Cheltenham Rustlers Blue in the Dandenong…

  • Youth building futures

    Youth building futures

    A site makeover in Pakenham is giving disadvantaged and disabled youth a chance to gain hands-on trade experience, as DuluxTrade and ColourPro team up with…

  • Q&A with community leader Brijal Parikh

    Q&A with community leader Brijal Parikh

    What’s the most rewarding part of your day? The most rewarding part of my day is making a difference big or small to any individual…

  • Blues too strong for Lions

    Blues too strong for Lions

    Pakenham’s poor start has cost it with table-topping Seville putting the Lions away in the Outer East Division 1 A Grade netball second semi-final. The…

  • Cardinia fall short in elimination thrillers

    Cardinia fall short in elimination thrillers

    Cardinia Storm’s seniors are out of the finals now after two narrow losses ended their grand final dreams. The Men’s Metro 1 South side went…

  • Cultural centre goes blue for men with prostate cancer

    Cultural centre goes blue for men with prostate cancer

    The Cardinia Cultural Centre in Pakenham will light up blue every night in September, in support of local men and families with prostate cancer. The…

  • Man charged after $50K worth of stolen goods seized

    Man charged after $50K worth of stolen goods seized

    Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man and seized more than $50,000 worth of goods in Pakenham. Detectives executed a search warrant at…

  • Locals prep for the great outdoors

    Locals prep for the great outdoors

    With spring finally here, many families are preparing for the summer road trips, and that was provided in full at last weekend’s Gippsland Caravan, Camping…