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Casey launches 2025 Equipment and Training Grants
Casey Council has launched the 2025 Equipment and Training Grants program, offering up to $1,500 in funding to support local not-for-profit community groups. Applications open…
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Dandenong Market still exempt from plastic policy
Takeaway coffee cups for dine-in customers will be discouraged at cafes on council land, as part of Greater Dandenong’s revised policy to reduce single-use plastics.…
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Noble Park townhouses approved on appeal
After being twice rejected, it was a case of third-time-lucky for a proposed trio of double-storey townhouses in Noble Park. Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal…
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Trio charged over alleged armed robbery spree
A 19-year-old man and two Greater Dandenong boys have been arrested after a series of armed robberies and burglaries at businesses across Melbourne this month.…
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Bail refused after alleged cross-city pursuit
A man accused of fleeing in a stolen van from police and crashing into multiple cars in a high-speed erratic chase across south-east and west…
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Man charged following Cranbourne police ramming in stolen car
Police have charged a Cranbourne West man after he allegedly rammed a police vehicle in Cranbourne yesterday. Police spotted an orange Holden Commodore driving erratically…
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Hundreds of poisoned birds dropped dead
Investigations have begun into more than 200 dead birds found in Springvale South from suspected poisoning in recent days. Wildlife carer of 35 years, Michele…
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End of a 162-year era: Springvale’s post office to shut on Friday
An Australia Post branch on Springvale Road is set to permanently close its doors on Friday 18 July despite a community campaign and petition to…
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Accused driver faces nearly 50 charges after police pursuit
A man is facing a long list of charges after an alleged stolen, speeding van crashed several times while being pursued by police across Melbourne…
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Manufacturer fined $80,000 after worker loses finger
A Dandenong packaging manufacturer has been convicted and fined a total of $80,000 after a worker had a finger amputated due to using unguarded machinery.…
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Wheelchair pedestrian braves Dandenong-Frankston Road
A resident in a wheelchair says she is forced to dangerously cross six lanes of heavy traffic on Dandenong-Frankston Road to access a shopping precinct…
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‘Ham-fisted’ trafficker granted mercy
A “ham-fisted” trafficker who accidentally shot his girlfriend while “mucking around” with a gun in Clyde North and falsely accused the victim’s brother has been…