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Former Casey councillor calls for legal fee support cap
Former Casey councillor Steve Beardon has questioned the need for councils to cover the legal fees for councillors before court or other legal investigations and…
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Farm facilities receive a face-lift
Doveton’s Myuna Farm has completed an upgrade to its popular animal nursery enclosure after 30 years of welcoming visitors of all ages. O riginally constructed…
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Teen arrested over alleged armed robbery attempt
A 15-year-old Noble Park boy has been charged over an alleged attempted armed robbery of a teenager during the sale of a bike. Police say…
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Fair Work Ombudsman secures back pay for Dandenong and Hallam workers
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has sanctioned a waste management company more than $375,000 after they five vulnerable migrant workers were underpaid almost $200,000 for…
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Pair wanted over attempted bike theft in Springvale South
Two males have wielded a machete during a hold-up of a 16-year-old boy who was selling his bike in Springvale South. Police say the Kew…
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Wait lingers for asylum seekers
More than 15,000 asylum seekers remain in anxious limbo since the Federal Government’s pledge for permanent protection. In February, the Government promised a “pathway to…
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‘Test and hold’ unworkable: Cooks
I Cook Foods managers say their business was unsustainable under an “unworkable” ‘test-and-hold’ regime imposed by the Department of Health and Human Services. ICF is…
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Listeria-I Cook links disputed
A hospital patient’s listeria infection may have pre-dated her admission and before she potentially ate sandwiches from Dandenong South commercial kitchen I Cook Foods, a…
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Driver allegedly stabbed in fast-food carjacking
Four youths have been charged over an alleged attempted carjacking with knives and an imitation gun. Police say that the 20-year-old Ormond driver sustained a…
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Council calls for halt to Progress
Greater Dandenong Council has called for works to cease on the Progress Street level crossing removal project and an “urgent meeting” with State MPs as…
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Last red gums face the chop
Outraged residents say the last remnant Red River Gum trees in central Noble Park are set to be chopped down for an apartment tower project.…
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Anti-welfare rhetoric must change: Hill
Bruce Labor MP Julian Hill – whose electorate included as many as 5678 Robodebt victims – says attitudes to welfare recipients must change. In a…
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