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Victim’s begging led up to partner homicide
A State Coroner has called for a decriminalised approach to begging after an Endeavour Hills woman was fatally bashed by her abusive partner. Jessica Geddes,…
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Clinics to host Medicare-funded MRI scans
Two clinics in Mulgrave and Dandenong will provide Medicare-funded MRI scans for patients, as part of a Federal Government initiative. Capital Radiology in Dandenong and…
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Police missed chance to protect woman killed by partner
Police missed opportunities to hold an abusive man to account in the months before he violently bashed his partner and left her for dead, a…
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Two arrested after spate of armed robberies, police search for a third
Police have arrested two teenagers following a spate of armed robberies targeting businesses in Melbourne’s southeast over the past three days. Investigators had been working…
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LED sky sign adds to Springvale’s ‘visual clutter’: VCAT
A proposed electronic sky sign in Springvale’s CBD has been rejected by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal because it would “unacceptably” add to the…
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Madeline Butler wanted on warrant
Police are searching for a 32-year-old woman wanted on warrant for skipping court. Madeline Butler is described as Caucasian, 175 centimetres with a thin build,…
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Council tracks its own customer requests
Greater Dandenong Council’s responses to customer service requests are being reported in a new digital dashboard. It covers five types of service requests, with dumped…
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Appreciation for holding the peace
The City of Casey hosted a special recognition event on Monday, 23 June, honouring the contributions of 75 Justices of the Peace who serve the…
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Fire warning for Casey this winter
The City of Casey has issued a fire warning as the middle of the winter season approaches, following an unusually warm and dry autumn. According…
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Payne welcomes child-abuse liability reform
Legalise Cannabis MP Rachel Payne has welcomed the State Government’s intent to hold churches vicariously liable for child sexual abuse committed by their clergy. It…
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Coomoora townhouses completed
Forty-seven townhouses have been completed at Development Victoria’s Coomoora estate in Springvale South, the State Government has announced. Development Victoria and Precincts Minister Harriet Shing…
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Trio jailed for ‘abhorrent’ park attacks
Three “misguided” vigilantes have been locked up after they lured, filmed and bashed gay men in Berwick parklands. Mahdi Nowruzi, Abdullah Bloch and Albin Idrizi,…
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