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Average water prices set to increase by 2.3 per cent
The Essential Services Commission (ESC) has completed its review of South East Water’s five-year pricing plan, with typical bills in 2023-24 set to increase by…
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Hit-run driver gets CCO
A hit-run driver who claimed he drove away from a critically injured pedestrian due to fears about ‘African gangs’ has been sentenced. Joshua Graham Bunker,…
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Early gains for MERLE pilot
An early-intervention pilot program is reportedly making inroads as the youth crime rate soars in the South East. In August, the MERLE (Mentor, Empower, Reflect,…
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Pakistan ambassador meets with nation’s pride
City of Greater Dandenong’s mayor hosted Pakistan’s High Commissioner for Pakistan and the International boxing champion Asif Hazara on Friday 23 June. The three parties…
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Casey adopts $74 million capital works program in budget
Casey Council has adopted its budget for the 2023-24 financial year, which has passed on the State Government’s 3.5 per cent rate cap. During the…
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Hazaras hero
From a young boy who started boxing at the age of 13, ‘The Destroyer’ Asif Hazara now has big plans for Greater Dandenong. Mr Hazara…
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Police crackdown on traffic offences in Casey and Dandenong
A 20-year-old Berwick man found to be driving disqualified and a 21-year-old Cranbourne man found driving whilst suspended were among offences recorded during Victoria Police’s…
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Teens sucked into ‘harmful’ vapes
Vaping’s health dangers are widely underestimated by its growing legions of young users, a Monash Health webinar was told. The event Understanding Vaping featured guests…
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Afghan Women’s Win on Refugee Day
It was a mesmerizing win for Afghan Women’s Organisation at the Victorian Refugee Awards held by the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) on Tuesday 20 June.…
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Labor ‘giant’ mourned
Former Hotham MP Simon Crean’s service to the South East was the “stuff of legend”, according to one of many local and national tributes. Mr…
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Bunjil precinct plans in place
Casey Council has put the future of a revitalised Bunjil Place Precinct into motion by endorsing the Bunjil Place Precinct Concept Master Plan. At its…
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Youth crime climbs
The latest Crime Statistics Agency figures have highlighted a 44 per cent increase in the number of youth (10-17 year old) alleged offender incidents in…
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