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Fine over electric shock
A Mulgrave sign installation company was convicted and fined $50,000 over an incident that left a worker with severe burns from an electric shock. The…
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Bid to sack Casey CEO Tyler fails
There were chaotic scenes at last Tuesday’s Casey council meeting as a motion to sack chief executive officer Mike Tyler was defeated. Cr Kevin Bradford…
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Underpaying firm fined $220,000
Two Endeavour Hills men and a Hallam-based shoe retail chain have been fined a state record $220,000 for underpaying their staff. The Federal Magistrates Court…
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Pet python attacks Dingley boy
A Dingley Village boy was attacked by his pet python last Tuesday. MICA student paramedic Elizabeth said the snake was still latched onto the boy’s…
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Woman unconscious in Hallam lake
A woman was found unconscious in a lake in Frog Hollow Reserve, Hallam, last Tuesday. The woman, in her 30s, was given CPR and placed…
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Comic fun free
Comic-lovers living in the south-east are invited to attend a free comic book day on Saturday, May 5 from 11am-4pm at Alternate Worlds, 10 Railway…
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Keysborough animal shelter hit by $250,000 blaze
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS FIRE has gutted a veterinary clinic at the Australian Animal Protection Society in Keysborough. The not-for-profit animal shelter in Homeleigh Road suffered…
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Colourful opening
Staff from Uniting Aged Care Noble Park and African drumming performers were on hand for the colourful opening of their new facility last week. The…
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Arrest over Springvale party stabbing
A 17-year-old St Albans boy was arrested after allegedly being involved in a stabbing at a party in Springvale. Police were called to a Daveys…
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Memories of migrant hostel bloom in Springvale
By TARA McGRATH WHEN a group of residents sought to mark the long, proud history of the Enterprise Migrant Hostel in Springvale, it wasn’t hard…
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Dandenong expo takes job seeking to a hire level
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. UP to 5000 job seekers are expected to flock…
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In the engine room
Chisholm TAFE auto apprentice Donny Strachan inspects the undercarriage of a bus donated by former public transport magnates, the Grenda family. The 1985 Volvo bus…