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Labor holds Holt
Labor’s Cassandra Fernando has won her second term as the Minister for Holt. She is appearing on track to harvest a higher share of the…
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Training success: students job-ready for aged care
Students are getting a foot-up into aged care work, thanks to a redesigned program at Keysborough Learning Centre. Since 2023, more than 90 students have…
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ALP euphoria in landslide election win
Federal Labor has resoundingly held its South East seats with massive swings in Bruce, Holt, Hotham and Isaacs as it stormed to re-election with an…
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Monash too close to call
The multi-horse race in the seat of Monash is too close to call with the electorate split between the major parties and independents. Incumbent, former…
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Wood in tight contest to retain La Trobe amid national swing against Liberals
Jason Wood is on a less than one percent margin in La Trobe with half of the vote counted amid an election that has seen…
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Young early voters speak out
Shackled by cost-of-living stress, young voters appear to be searching for options other than the two major parties. Star News caught up with voters at…
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Four teens charged with affray at Endeavour Hills shopping centre
Four teenage girls have been charged with an alleged affray in which a bystander was struck with a glass bottle at Endeavour Hills shopping centre.…
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Corflute chaos: signs of the time
Greater Dandenong Council has set up a “hot spot team” to remove a “prolific” spree of illegally-installed election signs, including a Greens candidate whose corflutes…
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SECCCA ‘disappointed’ by council’s departure
A regional climate-change alliance is “naturally disappointed” that Greater Dandenong is abandoning the eight-council group from 1 July. Greater Dandenong has been a member at…
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Noble Park punter claims $114K Keno win
A Noble Park woman has scored more than $114,000 in a Keno win on 26 April. The winner said she had plans for a grand…
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Fire at Dandenong ex-restaurant
An abandoned ex-restaurant has gone up in flames, bringing Foster Street in central Dandenong to a standstill. Fire Rescue Victoria got the call-out just after…
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Four females arrested after shopping centre scuffle
Police have arrested four female teenagers after an incident at Endeavour Hills shopping centre on 30 April. At around 4pm a scuffle occurred after security…