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Ace coach ‘journeys’ north
Locked down in Melbourne in 2020 and unable to work, successful tennis coach and former pro Pete Taylor and his young family decided to hit…
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Plastic ban state-wide
From 1 February 2023, problematic single-use plastics will be banned from sale or supply in Victoria. The ban includes plastic straw, cutlery, plates, stirrers and…
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Teacher’s child-porn buddy freed
A Noble Park man who swapped “depraved” child sex abuse images with a Narre Warren school teacher has been released on a four year supervision…
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Preppies first day in school
It’s the start of a new term in Victorian schools and start of a new aspect of life unlocked for preps as they discover new…
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‘Wake up grow up’
Operation Amity was in full force this Australia Day long weekend as Police issued a stern warning to those getting behind the wheel when they…
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Jewellery worth more than $2 million stolen in armed robbery
Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for information after jewellery and cash valued at more than $2 million dollars was stolen during an…
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Time to give back
Greater Dandenong’s Citizen of the Year Joseph de Souza is quite a personality. With humility and humour, Mr De Souza made the audience laugh as…
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Firms rail against end of Progress
Businesses are rallying against the State Government’s plans to close road access at the Progress Street level crossing in Dandenong South. A road bridge is…
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Rates cap soars to 3.5%
Greater Dandenong Council is yet to decide whether to pass on the full 3.5 per cent rates cap for 2023-’24. In December, the State Government…
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Four charged with car theft spree
Four teenagers have been arrested in Hampton Park over a series of burglaries and car thefts across Melbourne. The four males face a total of…
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Track revamp hits cost hurdle
After a disputed cost blowout of between $1 and 4 million, a plan to rebuild Ross Reserve’s dangerously dilapidated athletics track has come under fiery…
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Casey’s finest honoured at 2023 Community Awards
The City of Casey recognised and celebrated a record number of outstanding individuals and groups for going above and beyond in their contribution to the…