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Car-thief triggers Corrigan Rd carnage
A Dandenong car-thief who crashed at high speed, writing off the stolen vehicle “for the sake of a five-minute joy-ride” has faced court. Liam Casley,…
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Helping refugees find their home
Her own family’s story of displacement has driven Lena Torus’ passion to help refugees find their first homes in Australia. Torus is a Senior Client…
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Commercial trafficker jailed
A Cranbourne North trafficker has been jailed after police seized large amounts of drugs from her home and garage. Natalie Vrankar, 39, formerly of Keysborough,…
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Noble Park SC leaps to state volleyball triumph
A volleyball team from Noble Park Secondary College has been crowned as state champions in what was described as a triumph of teamwork and talent.…
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Police arrest five teens after allegedly stolen car chase
Police have arrested five teenagers after an allegedly stolen car was spotted in the early hours of Wednesday 7 August, leading to the Air Wing…
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Coke trafficker faces deportation
A man has been jailed for drug trafficking after nearly a kilo of powder was seized from his hire-car in Dandenong. Latif Latif, 24, pleaded…
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Chisholm deficit deepens: VAGO
Chisholm Institute is one of four Victorian TAFEs recording a worsened underlying deficit in 2023, according to a state auditor-general’s report. The TAFE’s deficit deepened…
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Village flood risks ‘managed’
Melbourne Water says it is focused on managing flood risks around a recently-inundated retirement village in Bangholme. Answers had been initially in short supply from…
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Club makes road trauma ‘real’
Once they felt bullet-proof, but Tegan Ryan and Tony Cooper can attest to the life-long impact of road trauma. The pair from Springvale Districts Football…
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This is … bridging the tech divide
A momentous 2500th laptop has been donated for disadvantaged students as part of the successful This Is IT campaign across the South East. In less…
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Hub closes at night after violent surge
Springvale Community Hub and its library have been closed at night after three people were violently attacked by large groups. A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized…
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Bring your rental worries
The debt-busting Bring Your Bills event is back in Dandenong this week. In a sign of growing cost-of-living stress, the initiative from South East Community…