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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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Man arrested over house fire
Detectives from Dandenong Family Violence Investigation have arrested a man after a house was set ablaze in Narre Warren South last month. Emergency services were…
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Unlicensed drink driver caught
State Highway Patrol officers have impounded a car after an unlicensed driver was also found to be drink driving in Dandenong on Saturday 20 May.…
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Man arrested over house fire
Detectives from Dandenong Family Violence Investigation have arrested a man after a house was set ablaze in Narre Warren South last month. Emergency services were…
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