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Nationals leader hands over reins
A veteran state Nationals leader has stepped down to make way for new blood as the party begins preparations for an election in 2026. Peter…
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Bail for cleaner accused of hiding Isla Bell’s remains
A cleaner accused of helping to hide Isla Bell’s remains for three weeks is set to be freed on bail, as tears from the 19-year-old’s…
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Illegal dumper caught on camera
An illegal dumper of a half-a-truckload of waste on Glasscocks Road, Lyndhurst has been caught on a covert camera. Jinquin Yang pleaded guilty at Dandenong…
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Clan lab cops catch alleged trafficker
Clandestine Laboratory Squad detectives have charged a man with trafficking after raids of factories and storage sheds in Springvale, Moorabbin and Clayton on 20 November.…
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Trafficking charge after Springvale drug raid
Four people were charged after police allegedly mounted a drug raid in Springvale on 22 November. Police say they allegedly seized traffickable amounts of methylamphetamine…
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Tourist jailed for grooming girls
A 60-year-old Noble Park engineer who tried to procure girls for sex while overseas has been jailed. Raul Palanas pleaded guilty at the Victorian County…
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70 years in the making, Alstom factory keeps on rolling
Father-and-son workers Richard and Mark Scholten have been part of many generations of Dandenong-produced trams and trains. They took centre stage as employer Alstom celebrated…
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Ratepayers billed for Casey monitors
Casey ratepayers will be charged $1335 a day plus expenses for each of the two council monitors over the next 12 months, according to figures…
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Peninsula Community Legal Centre theatre project recognised for educating Casey students on family violence
Peninsula Community Legal Centre’s (PCLC) interactive theatre project has been recognised in the 2024 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPA). The non-profit legal services…
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Casey farewells administrators
Casey’s three administrators officially finished their term after the mayor and deputy mayor elections on Tuesday 19 November. A close-out report was tabled in September,…
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Best of the press
More than 170 people attended the Victorian Country Press Association’s pinnacle event for 2024, held at the RACV Resort in Torquay on Friday, 15 November.…
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Signs of strength against family violence
This year’s Walk against Family Violence event sent a bold message – to identify the ‘red flags’ of domestic abuse. Domestic violence survivor Simone O’Brien,…
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