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Construction to reopen, Covid-safe
Restrictions on the Victorian construction industry will ease from 11.59pm on Monday 4 October, with a Construction Sector Roadmap setting a way forward for the…
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Vaccinations required for authorised workers
The State Government has announced mandatory vaccinations for authorised workers. The announcement was made on Friday 1 October, as ongoing supply of the vaccines was…
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Moderna blitz this weekend
A Moderna walk-in vaccination blitz will be staged in the South East during the weekend in response to soaring Covid case numbers. Monash Health’s south…
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Roses bloom 65 years together
The earth certainly moved for Norman and Joyce Rose on their 65th wedding anniversary. On the day of the milestone on 22 September, a 5.9-magnitude…
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Public hearings into branch-stack claims
A joint anti-corruption investigation is set to launch public hearings into branch-stacking allegations against State MPs and public officials. IBAC and the Victorian Ombudsman have…
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Stabbing death in Noble Park
A 26-year-old woman has died after a reported stabbing at a block of units in Noble Park. Emergency services were called to Kelvinside Road about…
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Finks pair jailed for violent exortion
Two Finks outlaw motorcycle gang members have been jailed over a violent break-in and extortion attempt in Cranbourne West in March 2020. Joshua Phillips, 36,…
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Pop-up vaccines wane
Concerns are being raised about dwindling lines at the pop-up Covid vaccination clinic in Palm Plaza, Dandenong. On Tuesday 28 September, attendance at the walk-up…
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Sustainable schools rewarded
Two schools in the City of Casey have been rewarded for sustainability in the school by Coles with a schoolyard ‘buddy bench’ made from 98…
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Journey’s barriers
In 2020, Star News Group journalist DANIELLE KUTCHEL received funding from the Melbourne Press Club’s Michael Gordon Fellowship to explore mental health in asylum seeker…
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Covid vandalism filmed
Police are investigating film of a vandal spray-painting a Covid protest message on Premier Daniel Andrews’s electorate office in Noble Park. The video posted on…
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Moderna jabs in Palm Plaza
A pop-up Covid vaccination clinic in Palm Plaza, Dandenong will offer free Moderna vaccines from Tuesday 28 September. The State Government stated that the South…