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Casey pitches for funds
Regional Development and Local Government Minister Kristy McBain got a tour of Casey Council’s priority projects for funding during a visit on 18 May. Ms…
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Thousands without support
The Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia (MIFA) has raised concerns about the support available to vulnerable Australians experiencing complex mental illness. In Dandenong, 20 per…
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State Budget extracts for Dandenong
A majority of the announcements in the State Budget were 2022 election promises such as, building or upgrading schools and hospitals and expanding free Tafe…
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Greyhound protest plan
Protesters are set to target Sandown Greyhound Racing Club’s premier $270,500 event on 26 May. Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds spokesperson Joanne Lee said…
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Hospital death ’preventable’
Monash Health has made significant changes to suicide safeguarding practises, in the wake of a 2019 Casey Hospital death which was deemed by the Coroner’s…
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Three women arrested after Sth East pursuit
Three women have been arrested in an allegedly stolen car after a police pursuit through the South East. Police responded to reports of a blue…
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Three women arrested in south east
Police have arrested three females following an extended follow through Melbourne’s southeastern suburbs on Wednesday 24 May. Officers responded to reports a blue Holden Statesman…
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Hoop dreams realised
South eastern Pasifika youths have been connecting with others and enjoying physical activity as part of an ongoing social engagement initiative. Run by the Centre…
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Free food stop at mobile supermarket
Foodbank’s “mini supermarket” on wheels is provided much-needed food relief to Doveton College families. Twice a term, the purple bus emblazoned with bright murals rolls…
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Driver charged over alleged hitrun in Noble Park
A 64-year-old man has been charged over an alleged hit-run in Noble Park on Saturday night. The Dandenong North man was charged with failing to…
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‘Fake’ Cambodian trade claim
A Federal MP has branded a South-East branch of the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce as a “fake” and a “front” for the Cambodian Government. The…
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Arson spree’s ‘apex’ jailed
An “obsessed” jumping-castle company owner who hired arsonists to burn rival businesses “to the ground” has been jailed for up to 11 years. Dandenong-raised James…