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Wait lingers for asylum seekers
More than 15,000 asylum seekers remain in anxious limbo since the Federal Government’s pledge for permanent protection. In February, the Government promised a “pathway to…
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‘Test and hold’ unworkable: Cooks
I Cook Foods managers say their business was unsustainable under an “unworkable” ‘test-and-hold’ regime imposed by the Department of Health and Human Services. ICF is…
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Listeria-I Cook links disputed
A hospital patient’s listeria infection may have pre-dated her admission and before she potentially ate sandwiches from Dandenong South commercial kitchen I Cook Foods, a…
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Driver allegedly stabbed in fast-food carjacking
Four youths have been charged over an alleged attempted carjacking with knives and an imitation gun. Police say that the 20-year-old Ormond driver sustained a…
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Council calls for halt to Progress
Greater Dandenong Council has called for works to cease on the Progress Street level crossing removal project and an “urgent meeting” with State MPs as…
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Last red gums face the chop
Outraged residents say the last remnant Red River Gum trees in central Noble Park are set to be chopped down for an apartment tower project.…
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Anti-welfare rhetoric must change: Hill
Bruce Labor MP Julian Hill – whose electorate included as many as 5678 Robodebt victims – says attitudes to welfare recipients must change. In a…
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Best of Casey business recognised
From a beer brewery to a soap business, the finalists in this year’s Casey Business Awards cover a wide array of fields. The Casey Business…
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Overcoming barriers for women to get active
Federation University and Casey Council have united to support South East women to become more physically active. Through a series of workshops, researchers received a…
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Violence education comes to Casey
An educational initiative to reduce violence on and off sporting fields is set to get underway with YMCA Victoria and the Pat Cronin Foundation (PCF)…
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$2.5m to fix road ‘black spots’
Hotham and Bruce electorates will receive more than $2.5 million in road upgrades under the Federal Government’s Black Spot Program. There were two identified busy,…
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Farm facilities receive a face-lift
Doveton’s Myuna Farm has completed an upgrade to its popular animal nursery enclosure after 30 years of welcoming visitors of all ages. O riginally constructed…
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