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Eight teens arrested in stolen car convoy
Eight teenagers have been arrested after police spotted a convoy of allegedly stolen vehicles in the South East early on Friday 26 May. Three cars…
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Melbourne rocked by 3.8 tremor
The earth moved, windows rattled and residents stirred awake across Melbourne from a 3.8-magnitude earthquake late on Sunday, 28 May. The moderate-sized tremor shook at…
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Copper thief caught
Police have arrested an individual in relation to the spike in the theft of copper across the South East suburbs. Authorities said in the last…
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Construction ramps up on Pakenham line
Major construction along the Pakenham train line will take place throughout May and June as crews continue work to remove dangerous level crossings and build…
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School pledges funded
The State Government has kept election promises for free three-year-old kinder, a new Tech School and school upgrades in the 2023-’24 State Budget. However it…
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Casey pitches for funds
Regional Development and Local Government Minister Kristy McBain got a tour of Casey Council’s priority projects for funding during a visit on 18 May. Ms…
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Thousands without support
The Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia (MIFA) has raised concerns about the support available to vulnerable Australians experiencing complex mental illness. In Dandenong, 20 per…
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Hospital death ’preventable’
Monash Health has made significant changes to suicide safeguarding practises, in the wake of a 2019 Casey Hospital death which was deemed by the Coroner’s…
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Three women arrested after Sth East pursuit
Three women have been arrested in an allegedly stolen car after a police pursuit through the South East. Police responded to reports of a blue…
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Free food stop at mobile supermarket
Foodbank’s “mini supermarket” on wheels is provided much-needed food relief to Doveton College families. Twice a term, the purple bus emblazoned with bright murals rolls…
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Arson spree’s ‘apex’ jailed
An “obsessed” jumping-castle company owner who hired arsonists to burn rival businesses “to the ground” has been jailed for up to 11 years. Dandenong-raised James…
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Honours uneven in Sth East
The time has come for the South East to get its “fair-share” of Order of Australia Honours. In the past five Honours lists from 2021,…
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