Pakenham Officer Star News

  • Venning wins second consecutive top honour as coach

    Venning wins second consecutive top honour as coach

    Pakenham Youth League Men head coach Braden Venning won his second consecutive Big V Coach of the Year honour on Saturday. This year’s award had…

  • Great mates share the glory

    Great mates share the glory

    GARFIELD GOLF There’s plenty to catch up on after a big couple of weeks at Garfield Golf Club with best friends Peter King and Terry…

  • Let’s do lunch next year

    Let’s do lunch next year

    Organising committee chairman Dan O’Loughlin shared a sobering fact when welcoming a record crowd to Friday’s 10th Cardinia Casey Biggest Ever Blokes Lunch. O’Loughlin pointed…

  • Locals condemn rallies

    Locals condemn rallies

    The anti-migration rallies across the country this weekend have left some members of multicultural communities feeling unwelcome after Melbourne’s own rally saw neo-nazis address the…

  • Lang Lang artwork officially revealed

    Lang Lang artwork officially revealed

    Lang Lang’s new public artwork is finally complete with more than 1km of steel used to craft the sculpture that honours the town’s proud rodeo…

  • Firewood collection season opens

    Firewood collection season opens

    Victorians will be able to collect firewood for domestic use now that collection areas have reopened for spring. Firewood collection is only allowed from state…

  • Division into dialogue

    Division into dialogue

    When rising tensions forced Danyal Diallo to delay his youth outreach event, he saw it not as a defeat but as a reminder of why…

  • Next stop: crime

    Next stop: crime

    Cardinia Road Station is emerging as a hotspot for youth crime and antisocial behaviour, with residents reporting intimidation, gang activity and violent assaults involving machetes.…

  • 60 years, still strong

    60 years, still strong

    Gary and Diane King (nee Stephens) are celebrating an incredible milestone this year, marking 60 years of marriage. The long-time residents and community stalwarts of…

  • 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…