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Australia Day honour: Jayco founder’s history of service
Jayco’s famous Australian caravan founder, Gerry Ryan has been awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in this year’s Australia Day Honours List.…
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11 kids rescued from locked cars on scorching Saturday: Ambulance Victoria
Ambulance Victoria (AV) paramedics responded to 11 cases of children locked in cars during a scorching Saturday across Victoria. After a day in which Melbourne…
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Langwarrin CFA veteran Bill Ellis awarded OAM for decades of service
Veteran Langwarrin CFA member Bill Ellis has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in recognition of more than six decades of…
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Langwarrin CFA veteran Andrew Garth Johnson awarded Australian Fire Service Medal
Veteran CFA firefighter Andrew Garth Johnson has been awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal as part of the Australia Day Honours. Before moving to Drouin…
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Peak-time trains every 3 minutes
Dandenong rail commuters will enjoy weekday peak-time trains as frequently as just three minutes apart, as part of the new Big Switch timetable. But sports…
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$1.3m Pearcedale Reserve upgrade gets underway
Construction has begun on a major upgrade to Pearcedale Reserve, with the $1.3 million Playground and Skate Park project set to transform the space into…
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Housing plan for Berwick’s Manuka Road
After a contentious two year dispute, a housing plan for an 18-hectare site including the historical Clover Cottage on Manuka Road, Berwick has been released.…
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‘Can’t see it being mended’, Liberal MP Jason Wood says after Nationals ‘hissy fit’ breaks Coalition
Local Liberal MP Jason Wood has firmly backed Sussan Ley’s leadership against what he labels the Nationals’ latest “hissy fit” that resulted in the Coalition…
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Teens flee stolen-car crash on Monash Freeway
Up to eight teen boys fled from a stolen car after a two-vehicle crash in Endeavour Hills on Saturday morning 24 January. The allegedly stolen…
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Pair charged after alleged police car ramming
Two men have been charged with after a police vehicle was allegedly repeatedly rammed at a Dandenong motel on Thursday 22 January. An 18-year-old man…
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Three accused of $24m drug smuggling attempt
Three men from Melbourne’s South East have been accused of allegedly trying to smuggle drugs with a street value of more than $24 million on…
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Total Fire Ban declared ahead of scorching conditions
A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for Saturday 24 January for all of Victoria as temperatures are set to soar in their late…












