Charity’s clean new start in Dandenong
An award-winning soap recycling charity is making a clean start at a new factory in Dandenong.
On 3 November, Soap Aid opened its Cheltenham Road...
Dispose of batteries safely, warns Casey Council
Casey Council has urged residents not to put batteries in kerbside bins to help keep the community safe.
Batteries consist of toxic substances...
Green calm in an emergency
A Mulgrave by-election candidate dropped her pamphleteering to rescue a stranded medical patient in the midst of the Optus outage on Wednesday.
Greens candidate Rhonda...
Mixed verdict on townhouses
Two multi-townhouse proposals in Noble Park have received vastly different verdicts at the state's planning tribunal.
A trio of double-storey townhouses on a 638 square...
Information sessions for council elections
Casey is inviting residents interested in running in the 2024 council elections to upcoming information sessions to kick start their journey in making a...
Mulgrave candidates: Personal cost-saving tips
The Star Journal surveyed Mulgrave by-election candidates for their personal cost-saving tips. These were their responses:
Jane Foreman (Family First Victoria): Making healthy home cooked...
Mulgrave candidates: Solutions for a housing crisis
Candidates in the 18 November Mulgrave by-election are offering a range of alternative solutions to the State Government's Housing Statement.
The Statement sets a...
UPDATED – Mulgrave candidates on the buses
Mulgrave by-election candidates have been hitching themselves onto a pro-commuter campaign for seven-day bus services.
The Public Transport Users Association – along with a Fix...
Concern over $5m childcare
A proposal for a 125-place childcare centre that would replace three residential properties in Doveton is set to be decided.
With an estimated cost...
Bullet fired in alleged attempted carjack
Police are seeking a man over a "scary" attempted carjacking in which a bullet was fired through a windscreen, narrowly missing the victim in...
Violent addict armed and ‘dangerous’
A former-Springvale man who stashed guns in his bedroom while under a firearm prohibition order has been jailed.
Brett Audsley, 43 at the time,...
Legalisation of limited cannabis possession, use and cultivation proposed
Legalise Cannabis Victoria has unveiled a bill to make it lawful for an adult to possess a small quantity of cannabis and regulate personal...
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Read all about it – schools gain book bonanza
Hundreds of donated books are filling school library shelves, thanks to an annual charity fundraiser.
Noble-Park Dingley and Springvale City rotary clubs raised $4400...
