News
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Casey Bin lid changeover halfway
Casey Council has been halfway through swapping over more than 250,000 rubbish and recycling bin lids across Casey. To date, the contractors have visited more…
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Liberal Party divided
A petition brought to the Victorian Parliament to reverse the renaming of Berwick Springs Lake to Guru Nanak Lake has caused a major divide in…
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Food relief pantry lays empty
Casey North Community Information and Support Service (CISS) has released an urgent appeal for donations for food, toiletries and hygiene products, as their supplies run…
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Water-bill initiative eases flow of information
A new Dari language video has been launched by South East Water in partnership with community organisations to tackle language barriers amongst new arrivals. Together…
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Laundry fined $270K after fatal fall
A commercial laundry service in Dandenong South has been fined $270,000 after a driver died from a fall off a truck’s elevated tailgate. Ensign Services…
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Trades apprentice forges success
A Dandenong-trained boilermaker apprentice has forged a victory at the 2025 Empowered Women in Trades (EWIT) Gala. Ana Gamero, who trained at Chisholm Institute, was…
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Casey Council launches festival initiative
With Christmas just around the corner, the City of Casey is inviting local businesses to be part of a festive initiative designed to connect them…
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Gaps in the family-violence system
Wellsprings for Women is raising the alarm over growing challenges faced by migrant and refugee women experiencing family violence across the South East. Over the…
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Vanity Lane site for sale
Greater Dandenong Council is set to sell-off land once earmarked for being a key pedestrian link in central Dandenong. At a 13 October meeting, councillors…
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Sport
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Eagles bolstered by experience
Cranbourne was relegated from Southern Division 1 at the conclusion of this year’s football season but there is plenty of excitement ahead of next year.…
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Reigning best and fairest winner among Redbacks’ recruits
Hampton Park is not going to walk into Southern Division 1 short of star players…and the side won’t be short of belief either when next…
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Brilliant Bloods, poor Pirates
The clash between Springvale South and Hallam Kalora Park was shaping up to be the game of the round … but it wasn’t as evenly-matched…
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Silverton upsets Cobras
Silverton has made its mark on the DDCA Turf 2 competition as the Bakers defeated HSD in the opening round to win by 36 runs.…
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Powell powers Bullseyes to victory
MDDA Bullseyes will almost certainly play finals in Division 1 of the Mountain Dart League this season after banking a dominant 18-3 victory over Redbacks…
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Hillman the hero for Titans
A Riley Marie century guided Berwick Springs to a round one win over Narre North in DDCA Turf 3. An opener whose steady hand is…
Entertainment
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Dragons, myths brought to life
Heather Wilson will be one of the many talented artists across the South-East opening her studio doors next weekend as part of the Casey Council’s…
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Crew offers free gardening help
In the flush of Spring, a charitable service by Freemasons volunteers offering free gardening and maintenance has been launched in Greater Dandenong. With a trailer…
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Hundreds fill mosque for Seerah conference
A crowd of 1000 filled the Keysborough Turkish Islamic & Cultural Centre for the 5th Annual Seerah Conference (Mawlid) on 21 September. Hosted by the…
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Game for new adventures
Players got to try out an array of board games from around the world at Dandenong Library on Wednesday 8 October. Carrom and Chinese Checkers…
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Spiritual self-care sustains hope
Every day we are living a life of hope. We trust the routine we have established and we walk confidently into our day. Then something…
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Looking Back
100 years ago 15 October 1925 Football Cub Ball A large number of Dandenong and district residents attended the ball of the Dandenong Junior Football…
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Walking to better health
You’ve heard of physical health and mental health, but have you ever come across the term ‘social health’? Social health is the wellbeing that we…
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DPav wins Melbourne’s Best Parma
Dandenong Pavilion (DPav) is delighted and extremely proud to have won the MMM Best Parma in Melbourne. Our team of highly motivated and experienced chefs…
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Behind the walls of Victoria’s prisons – what life is really like for the people who work there
Ever wondered what it’s like to work in prison? Most people have a very particular idea – high walls, long and dark corridors and heavy…
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Just Cuts salon now open at Parkmore Shopping Centre
Great value Style Cuts for everybody have arrived in Keysborough with the grand opening of a brand-new Just Cuts Salon inside Parkmore Shopping Centre. The…
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Celebrating all things Holland
The upcoming Holland Festival, organised by the Rotary Club of Casey, will take place entirely indoors at Caribbean Gardens in Scoresby, spanning 7000sqm under the…
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Sculpting a big impact in a small space
As backyards shrink, new ideas for gardens are on the rise. Smaller areas have necessitated a rethink in how to design outdoor spaces for maximum…
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FWO blitz on migrant employees’ workplaces
Authorities have targeted employers of migrant workers in a series of snap inspections in the South East. The Fair Work Ombudsman and Australian Border Force…
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RACV names Sth East’s most-dangerous junction
Some of Greater Dandenong’s most notorious intersections including the “mythical” Springvale Junction have been named as among the region’s most dangerous in an RACV survey.…
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Expect heavy traffic as MotoGP returns
Another huge crowd is expected on Phillip Island this weekend for the 2025 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. Delays are likely heading to and from the…
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Pakenham runner relays hope
Pakenham’s long-time runner Michael Soutter is lacing up once again for the Relay for Life at Casey Fields later this month, with a deeper purpose…
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Housing crisis grows
The Council to Homeless Persons has launched a new Walk in Her Shoes campaign at Bunjil Place Library, to highlight the rising numbers of women…
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Trafficker arrested outside Drug Court
A judge described it as “breathtaking” that a trafficker arrived at a Dandenong Drug Court appointment in a dubiously-obtained Landcruiser laden with meth and cash.…