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Shy stray cat finds forever home in adoption drive
A behaviour cat, Baneberry found his forever home in the ‘Mission Adoptable’ effort to boost adoptions by animal shelters. Baneberry was brought into the Australian…
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Cocaine trafficker sprung by hotel cleaner
A 20-year-old Narre Warren man has been jailed for at least two years after a cleaner spotted cash and a large stash of cocaine in…
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Footy test for new Metro Tunnel routes
The Metro Tunnel’s ‘Big Switch’ is set for a test as South East footy fans converge on Marvel Stadium and the MCG for AFL’s opening…
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Driver killed in Police Road crash
A female driver has died in a crash on Police Road in Mulgrave this afternoon (4 March). Police say a car reportedly left the road…
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No appetite for South-East ‘super council’: Tan
Discussion has emerged around amalgamating local government into “super councils”, with proponents citing financial strain and economies of scale, while a former local mayor argues…
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Weekend crime crackdown leads to multiple arrests
Five people across Melbourne were arrested as part of Operation Advance last weekend — including two men from Cranbourne. The two men, both aged 36…
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Calls to relieve ATO’s ‘unaffordable’ interest charges
A South East community-support agency has welcomed a call for the Australian Taxation Office to relieve the steep interest charged on tax debts. South East…
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Colours fly at Holi Festival
Lynbrook Residents Association (LRA) hosted its annual Holi Festival at Banjo Paterson Park on Saturday 28 February. A spokesperson of LRA said it was a…
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New Casey Local Law now in place
A refreshed Casey Local Law came into effect on 2 March. Casey Council undertook a review and community consultation on the Local Law throughout 2025,…
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Home batteries boom in the outer Melbourne suburbs
More than 250,000 households, small businesses and community organisations have installed home batteries — with the majority of them subsiding in the outer suburbs of…
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New recognition for Living Treasures Pat Dow and Merle Mitchell
A pair of late Living Treasures may be immortalised in new street names in Dandenong. Community leaders Pat Dow and Merle Mitchell AM have inspired…
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Wetland clean-up to the ‘fore’
Greater Dandenong Environment Group volunteers have salvaged dozens of golf balls and sackfuls of plastic packaging from wetlands over the past two weekends. The group…












