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Changes to your travel this weekend with Metro Tunnel Project’s first end-to-end trial
Progress on the Metro Tunnel Project is heating up this winter as it undertakes a full day of trial operations on the Pakenham and Cranbourne…
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ESVF unfair, but Casey’s hands tied on legality
The City of Casey’s Mayor, Stefan Koomen, released a statement acknowledging that the new Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund is unfair, despite legal requirements. “We…
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Tension in the Hub playground
Residents continue to ask why a proposed Dandenong Community Hub lacks a “major playground” despite multiple neighbouring lots of council-owned land. The DCH’s detailed designs…
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Five injured in out-of-control car in Clayton South
Five people were trapped in a car after it lost control through a park and crashed into a factory fence in Clayton South early on…
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Rider killed after motorcycle group crashes on Sth Gippsland Fwy
A motorcyclist has died and another seriously injured in a four-motorbike crash on South Gippsland Freeway in Dandenong South. Emergency services were called to the…
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Teens arrested after 70yo and boy seriously injured
Two teens have been arrested after a 70-year-old man and a boy were seriously injured in separate attacks on Friday evening, 13 June. Police say…
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Sidelined club fights for ‘spot at the table’
Dandenong Little Athletics Club says its future has been jeopardised ever since a “biased” council report’s findings in 2019. DLAC president David Daff attended a…
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OzHarvest launches new hub in Hallam
A new OzHarvest hub has officially opened in Hallam on Thursday, 12 June, with crowds gathering at 21-22 National Drive for the launch, and volunteers…
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Casey real estate agents slam ad costs as ACCC probes REA Group
Local real estate agents in Casey said the advertising costs on realestate.com.au had surged over the years, with one describing the pricing as “ridiculous and…
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Domestic killers avoiding scrutiny
A State coroner has highlighted the oft-underestimated “fatality risks” posed by coercive, controlling men after the violent murder of an Endeavour Hills woman by her…
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Fair Work Ombudsman acts against baby-formula maker
A baby-formula manufacturer in Dandenong South is facing court over allegedly underpaying staff. The Fair Work Ombudsman says it has launched legal action against CBS…
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Act on Dandenong’s gambling problem: Crs
A pair of Greater Dandenong councillors have proposed advocating for a ban on further local poker machines as well as gambling ads in response to…