News
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Casey’s crime rate up 20%
Casey has been rocked by a dramatic surge in crime, with nearly 30,000 offences recorded in just 12 months. The latest figures from the Crime…
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Blue Ribbon tributes at Springvale
A remembrance service at the Victoria Police Memorial at Springvale Botanical Cemetery on Monday 29 September carried ever-greater poignancy this year. Victoria Police members, veterans,…
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Florists rocked by relocations, shorter leases
Stallholders at Dandenong Market claim they have little say in forced relocations, rent spikes and shorter leases at the hands of the market’s management. Affected…
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EPA backs soil clean-up order
A soil-works operator has been ordered by the state’s planning tribunal to clean up a controversial, contaminated dirt mound in Bangholme’s Green Wedge. ESI Projects…
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DWC trees motion chopped down
Greater Dandenong councillors have voted down a proposal to preserve 22 trees earmarked to make way for the Dandenong Wellbeing Centre. This month, the council…
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Search for Lone Pine replacement
Greater Dandenong Council may replace a removed Lone Pine tree tracing back to the Gallipoli military campaign of 1915 but it’s short in supply. Nobel…
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Dandenong woman faces gun, explosives charges
A Dandenong woman has applied for bail after police seized high-powered guns and explosive material from an alleged stolen car. Bee Hong Goh, 32, faced…
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Grieving mum asks doctors to ‘truly listen’ to parents
A grieving mother watched her toddler die in front of her after pleading with doctors to save the three-year-old’s life for days. “I will never…
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Street code broken
At first glance, local artists Marbarrose, Mike Wang, YTS Gucciboi, OGB, Sabir Banek and Herve HK appear united by their love of music. But behind…
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Sport
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New coach readies Titans
Berwick Springs will go into the 2025-26 Dandenong District Cricket Association season with a new senior coach at the helm. The Titans have welcomed Channa…
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Local Stingrays at V/Line
The best Under-15s players from the South East were on show at the V/Line Cup in Ballarat last week. Two boys teams and a girls…
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Medallist makes her mark
Pakenham trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman can tick off the all-important ‘city-winners’ box with their talented four-year-old mare Gold Medallist after her strong win…
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Jenni winds back the clock with front-running masterclass
Champion mare Pride of Jenni provided the first huge roar on a big weekend of Melbourne sport with a magnificent victory in the $500,000 Group…
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Good for the goose…good for the gander
**It’s a simple rule of parenting…what you do for one child you must do for another! The rule changed slightly for CASEY DEMONS Operations Manager…
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Zac, Nate and Norm Smith
Well lads, welcome back to another week of LTS, footy is almost in the background, we have a couple of sad Collingwood supporters in the…
Entertainment
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Noble Park art show turns 20
Entries are still open for the 20th anniversary of the Noble Park Community Centre Art Show. This year, the event is marking two decades of…
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What’s On
Let’s Go Exploring Fusion Theatre presents an interactive and multi-sensory bush camping adventure – inside the theatre. Participants will take on the role of junior…
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Looking Back
100 years ago 24 September 1925 Why Ford Leads If your think fundamentally about the automobile industry, you will discover that it is now in…
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Orchid show on horizon
Almost akin to last year, the cold weather tried, yet failed, to hamper the upcoming Berwick Orchids Club’s September spring show, as the flowers bloomed…
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World celebrations at Noble Park
Rich cultural diversity was celebrated at the annual Noble Park Family Fun Day, on Sunday, 21 September. This year’s theme, “Around the World,” was selected…
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Fun abounds at Doveton Show
Despite the threat of looming rain, crowds flocked to the 20th annual Doveton Show on Sunday 21 September. The affordable mix of rides, animals and…
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Walking to better health
You’ve heard of physical health and mental health, but have you ever come across the term ‘social health’? Social health is the wellbeing that we…
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DPav wins Melbourne’s Best Parma
Dandenong Pavilion (DPav) is delighted and extremely proud to have won the MMM Best Parma in Melbourne. Our team of highly motivated and experienced chefs…
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Behind the walls of Victoria’s prisons – what life is really like for the people who work there
Ever wondered what it’s like to work in prison? Most people have a very particular idea – high walls, long and dark corridors and heavy…
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Just Cuts salon now open at Parkmore Shopping Centre
Great value Style Cuts for everybody have arrived in Keysborough with the grand opening of a brand-new Just Cuts Salon inside Parkmore Shopping Centre. The…
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Celebrating all things Holland
The upcoming Holland Festival, organised by the Rotary Club of Casey, will take place entirely indoors at Caribbean Gardens in Scoresby, spanning 7000sqm under the…
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Sculpting a big impact in a small space
As backyards shrink, new ideas for gardens are on the rise. Smaller areas have necessitated a rethink in how to design outdoor spaces for maximum…
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Millions allocated, results in doubt
The deaths of young South Sudanese Australians through stabbings, gun violence, or under suspicious circumstances have left grieving families questioning whether existing programs are making…
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Subscribe, for facts sake
On World News Day (28 September) we are reminded of a truth that cannot be ignored and this is that facts matter. In an era…
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Tragedies reflected on Blue Ribbon Day
Ahead of Blue Ribbon Day, Acting Superintendent Scott Dwyer’s thoughts turn to fresh tragedy – the 11 police employees who have died in the past…
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How are you with waiting
We are all familiar with waiting. Waiting for the results of an exam – this will be reality for many students in the near future.…
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Noble Park street project wins national gong
Noble Park is officially home to the best main street activation by a council in Australia and has the silverware to prove it. Greater Dandenong…
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Ex-mayor raises Market traders’ concerns
There are calls for an independent complaints process at the Dandenong Market to handle disputes between traders and market management. Ex-mayor of Greater Dandenong Maria…