Pakenham Officer Star News

  • 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…

  • The blokes go wild

    The blokes go wild

    The function centre at Gumbuya World was full to the brom as just under 500 blokes packed in for the Cardinia Casey Biggest Ever Blokes…

  • 180s and tons getting thrown for fun in SWGDL

    180s and tons getting thrown for fun in SWGDL

    It was a high-quality night of darts in the South West Gippsland Dart League with six 180s and two 100-plus pegouts thrown in round nine…

  • Gippsland ousted in quarter final

    Gippsland ousted in quarter final

    Gippsland Power’s girls season is over after an 11.5(71) to 8.4(52) loss to Murray Bushrangers at Shepley Oval on Sunday. The Bushrangers led for the…

  • Casting stones

    Casting stones

    Gembrook residents are demanding answers from Cardinia Shire Council after repeated tyre damage and safety risks on Ure Road have left drivers out of pocket…

  • Principal hits the drums for charity

    Principal hits the drums for charity

    Beaconhills College will launch an inaugural Battle of the Super Bands charity event on Friday 5 September. The event will see student bands from the…

  • Biosecurity projects funded

    Biosecurity projects funded

    Minister for Agriculture Ros Spence has announced $15 million for 22 projects that will strengthen Victoria’s biosecurity and safeguard livestock industries as part of the…