News
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Fatal collision in Lynbrook
A motorcyclist has died on the South Gippsland Highway in Lynbrook in the early morning of Tuesday 2 September, after a serious collision. Emergency services…
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Four jailed over fatal ambush in Noble Park
A group of men have been jailed over fatally shooting Noble Park North standover man Tommy Loulanting with a sawn-off shotgun in 2022. Zeeshan Mehdi,…
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Overdoses’ fatal toll climbs in Greater Dandenong
Drastic action, including medically-supervised injecting, is required to curb soaring numbers of people dying from unintended drug overdoses, say experts. In the five years 2019-’23,…
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Shisha cafes destroyed by suspicious fires
Two shisha lounges in Greater Dandenong have been destroyed by suspicious fires in the early hours of Saturday 30 August. FRV firefighters found a building…
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Rooming houses under the radar
Neighbours have been shocked to discover an unannounced rooming house is being built in their leafy Dandenong street. Without notification or even a planning permit,…
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Driver arrested after alleged 140km/h escapade
A 22-year-old woman has been arrested after police tracked an allegedly speeding stolen car from Springvale to Chadstone. Patrolling officers say they saw the white…
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Seeking the Westall UFO ‘truth’
A researcher is leading calls for a federal inquiry to finally shed light on Australia’s best-known UFO mystery, Westall 1966. More than 200 students and…
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Call to save 43 Oasis trees
Green groups are calling for Greater Dandenong Council to save 43 trees making way for the $122 million Dandenong Wellbeing Centre. Most of the doomed…
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Weed work revives Casey’s coastal bush
In one section of Warneet Natural Features Reserve, the bush is beginning to breathe again. Just a few years ago, Sallow Wattle strangled the understorey,…
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Climate education for schools in Casey underway
The City of Casey’s Climate Action Living Labs have been active throughout August, as the Monash University project takes its first steps of the 12-month…
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Casey Council recognises the heart of the community at Mayoral celebration
City of Casey hosted a community service organisations partnership celebration at Bunjil Place on Monday 25 August. Mayor Cr Stefan Koomen was joined by Deputy…
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MP backs Casey plan to scrap unregistered vehicle permits
Libertarian State MP David Limbrick is urging residents of the City of Casey to get behind a recommendation to remove permits regulating motor vehicle repairs…