Pakenham Officer Star News

  • Community voices heard

    Community voices heard

    In a rare face-to-face meeting, a small but determined group of Officer residents confronted local council officials, raising urgent concerns about the safety and future…

  • Council changes your rates

    Council changes your rates

    Cardinia Shire Council has made a minor adjustment to its 2025–26 property rates to stay within the State’s 3 per cent rate cap, following updated…

  • Four charged after police track erratic car

    Four charged after police track erratic car

    Police have charged two men and two women after they tracked a vehicle allegedly displaying cloned plates through Melbourne’s south-east this morning. Operation Trinity officers…

  • Pakenham ready for grand final challenge against Ballarat

    Pakenham ready for grand final challenge against Ballarat

    Pakenham will host Ballarat at Cardinia Life on Saturday night at 8pm in the Big V Youth League One men’s final. It’s a clash of…

  • New warning for car owners

    New warning for car owners

    Crime Stoppers Victoria and Victoria Police are urging Cardinia residents and all Victorians to take an active role in protecting their vehicles, as part of…

  • Cardinia fronts parliament fraud inquiry

    Cardinia fronts parliament fraud inquiry

    Cardinia Shire Council has fronted a parliamentary inquiry into fraud and corruption controls in local government, highlighting the unique risks and accountability challenges faced by…

  • Shed happens in Emerald

    Shed happens in Emerald

    A proposed outbuilding at 123 Emerald-Monbulk Road will go ahead, following a decision by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) to uphold and vary…

  • Kangaroos push Bombers to brink with big result at home

    Kangaroos push Bombers to brink with big result at home

    Officer looks set to be clear of the drop with the Kangaroos firing in the second half to overrun Emerald in round 15 of the…

  • Tough weekend for Storm

    Tough weekend for Storm

    Cardinia Storm’s Women’s Metro 1 South team was the only side to win last weekend, narrowly defeating Collegians-X, 3-1 in Round 15. Despite being without…

  • Turbo Timmy leads Pumas

    Turbo Timmy leads Pumas

    What an incredible weekend for Pakenham’s baseball club, the Pumas, with some magnificent highlights to report. Timmy Jun ran riot in the Under 15s with…

  • Lions building confidence

    Lions building confidence

    Pakenham now enters the biggest stage of its season beaming with confidence as the Lions thumped Yarra Glen at home in round 16 of Outer…

  • Wolves keep energetic Eels at bay

    Wolves keep energetic Eels at bay

    Pakenham is now on a three-game losing streak in NRL Victoria’s Second Grade Men’s competition after the Eels fell to North West Wolves in a…