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Trio charged over Keysy cannabis crop
Two men and a woman have been refused bail after being arrested at an alleged cannabis crophouse in Keysborough. Police raided the Beau Vorno Avenue…
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Men charged after Pakenham home invasion
Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged four men following an aggravated home invasion in Pakenham on Thursday night. Those charged include a 19-year-old Hallam…
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78yo predator jailed
An elderly serial offender has been jailed over the tying up and sexual assault of a Noble Park woman in her own home in late…
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Personal interests hidden in plain ‘site’
An online listing of Greater Dandenong Council executive staff’s personal interests has apparently escaped the gaze of local government watchdog investigators. In a Local Government…
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Speaking out for change
A Mt Hira College student has won a prestigious speaking prize for a passionate and eloquent presentation on a topic close to her heart. Grade…
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Changes ahead at Hallam college
Hallam Senior College is set to progressively expand into a Year 7-12 secondary college by 2025, but with a new principal at the helm. The…
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Five Covid deaths at aged care home
Three further people have died as part of a Covid cluster at Belvedere Aged Care at Noble Park. According to official health department listings, five…
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Power cut to 5000-plus homes
Wild winds have downed trees, closed roads and cut off power to thousands of homes in Greater Dandenong. Strong overnight gales have been followed by…
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Pakula seat gone
Keysborough MP and Cabinet Minister Martin Pakula’s seat will be abolished under new state electoral boundary changes. From the November 2022 state election, nearly 47,000…
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72yo jailed for 1980’s incest
A 72-year-old man has been jailed for the “heinous” and “cruel” sexual abuse of his nine-year-old step-daughter in the Noble Park family home four decades…
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AMES for the top
Disadvantaged young people are being inspired by visions of a brighter future in a program unveiled in the South East. The ‘Opening Minds, Building Futures’…
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Lyndale Covid pop-up clinic
A pop-up Covid vaccine clinic will open at Lyndale Secondary College this weekend (30 and 31 October). In the latest step to boost lagging vaccination…