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E-scooter rider dies in Springvale crash
An e-scooter rider has died after a collision with a car in Springvale on Monday 28 October. The vehicles crashed at the intersection of Westall…
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Driver mired in ‘deep hole’ of deceits
A Casey property manager has staged the theft of his car and lied to police after he evaded a breath-test roadside station, a court has…
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Sensitive Santa back this year
Connected Libraries’ Sensitive Santa program is back again this year at Cranbourne West Library Lounge and the Endeavour Hills Library. Sensitive Santa allows children who…
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Teen machete attacker jailed
A Hallam teen has been jailed in adult prison after slicing a 52-year-old shopper’s arm with a machete at Fountain Gate shopping centre and a…
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Online marketplace zones at Sth East police stations
Safe zones for exchanging online-marketplace items have been set up at Dandenong and Pakenham police stations. The Safer Exchange Sites are designed to be a…
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Camp tales of desperation
As part of nationwide refugee protests, a 24/7 encampment has been taking place for more than a month outside federal MP Julian Hill’s office in…
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100 days of protest but ‘limbo’ remains
Asylum seekers who remain in limbo under a previous government’s Fast Track system say they are still denied a pathway to permanent protection. A milestone…
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Hampton Park man jailed for crash that killed teen
The tragic loss of 19-year-old Noah Peacock has left a void in his family and community, as Jayden Colverd, the man whose actions led to…
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Council calls for housing consultation
City of Greater Dandenong has cautiously welcomed state plans to boost housing supply, but urged for consultation of councils and local communities. In a week…
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Mpox cases high in South East
More than a quarter of the 330 mpox cases confirmed and diagnosed in Victoria this year have been in people living in Melbourne’s South East,…
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Dandenong man charged over alleged self-exposure
A Dandenong man has been charged over allegedly exposing himself to females in a cinema’s toilets. The 28-year-old allegedly exposed himself to two victims in…
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Racist extremists target pro-refugee rally
A right-wing extremist attack in Melbourne CBD on refugee protesters will not “intimidate” the group from a “targeted action” pro-refugee campaign in November. The fight…