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DV Safe Phones: connecting victims and survivors to safety and support
According to founder Ashton Wood, the idea behind his organisation, DV Safe Phone, was first sparked by one simple question — ‘how can I help?’.…
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Finding hope in shared light
Despite what Hallmark cards would have us believe, December in Australia doesn’t come with long nights, cold winds and snow. Our days stretch late, our…
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Couple sentenced over ‘vengeful’ shooting
An alleged e-scooter dispute has sparked a series of threats, violence and a vengeful, drug-fueled shooting, a court has heard. David Graham, 34, and his…
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Stop the presses: Harmony Square’s deadly media gallery
A vigil and art installation was held at Harmony Square, Dandenong in solidarity with journalists killed across Palestine and Sudan. The art installation featured more…
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Between the flags: new-arrivals get tips on water-safety
More than 120 newly arrived migrant and refugee mums and children from Melbourne’s South East recently took part in Water Safety Day at the Black…
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If we can say ‘Happy Diwali’, why can’t we say ‘Merry Christmas’?
Every year around this time, Australia enters the same strange debate: Should we stop saying “Merry Christmas” so we do not offend anyone? This week,…
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Bail refused after shop stabbing
A woman who fled from her care home, stole a cleaver from a shopping strip and deeply slashed a woman’s arm has been denied bail.…
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Hit-run driver to face sentence
Prosecutors have dropped the most serious of 13 charges against an alleged hit-run driver who crashed into a Pakenham cyclist in Noble Park. Leanne Danielle…
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Calls to abolish begging laws by South-Eastern Metro MP
Rachel Payne, a South Eastern Metropolitan MP, introduced a bill to the Upper House last week that would decriminalise the act of begging. Currently in…
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Into the mountains: How a Hallam construction worker conquered 100 miles
At just 26, Hallam runner Ejaz Ahmed completed the Great Southern Endurance Run (GSER) 100-mile (162 kilometres) ultramarathon for the very first time, finishing seventh…
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Former cafe operators penalised $29K
The former operators of a Dandenong South take-away food outlet have been penalised nearly $30,000 over a failure to backpay an underpaid kitchenhand. The Carers…
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Social cohesion workshops begin
Social cohesion workshop registrations are open for residents in the South East. It comes after various Afghan-Australian and Hazara communities clashed over a proposed renaming…












