Pakenham Officer Star News

  • Reader’s jolly moments

    Reader’s jolly moments

    The holiday spirit is in full swing as the community contributed their best Santa moments, featuring family, friends, and even pets. The submissions showcased creativity,…

  • Suspect caught after good Samaritan alerts police

    Suspect caught after good Samaritan alerts police

    Cardinia Eyewatch reports a 45-year-old man in a stolen car collided with another vehicle in Pakenham earlier this week, injuring a teenage boy who was…

  • 40 years of service in the classroom

    40 years of service in the classroom

    When Jo-Anne started teaching at the age of 22, Pakenham Secondary, then known as Pakenham High School, was a very different place from what it…

  • Fire chiefs warn of electrical dangers

    Fire chiefs warn of electrical dangers

    Victoria’s fire services are calling on households to keep the safety and maintenance of their electrical equipment and appliances top of mind. Once a house…

  • Next level Cricket facilities coming

    Next level Cricket facilities coming

    A joyful group of Maroons watched eagerly as the first sod was turned for the construction of an electronic scoreboard at Upper Beaconsfield Recreation Reserve…

  • Police swarm on teens

    Police swarm on teens

    Police have charged three people following an alleged aggravated carjacking in Hampton Park and pursuit overnight. It is alleged the two males and one female…

  • Missing toddler rescued by teen heroes

    Missing toddler rescued by teen heroes

    Berwick’s Bethany Copeland and her husband “just lived every parent’s worst nightmare.” On the morning of December 18, her husband got up early to go…

  • Pakenham Station wins sustainability award

    Pakenham Station wins sustainability award

    Pakenham Station has been recognised for its bold design and striking elevated rail bridge as part of the Victorian Premier’s Design Award. Built as part…

  • Police misconduct allegations probed by IBAC

    Police misconduct allegations probed by IBAC

    In its first year of operation, IBAC’s Focused Police Complaints Team (FPCT) has assessed more than a hundred cases relating to allegations of misconduct by…

  • Council’s free Recycling Drive and Drop event

    Council’s free Recycling Drive and Drop event

    Cardinia Shire Council’s Christmas drop-off event just got bigger and better! This year Council is expanding its usual cardboard drop-off event, accepting a wider range…

  • Crime surge shows no relief

    Crime surge shows no relief

    Crime in Casey has surged to alarming levels, with 31,016 offences recorded in the year ending September 2025 a 19.7 per cent increase on the…

  • Fire fears mount

    Fire fears mount

    Residents are fearful after grass on a vacant block grew to shoulder height during the fire danger period, despite repeated complaints to Cardinia Shire Council…