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Motorbike carnage hits 5-year high
Police are targeting reckless motorcyclists after five riders died and 47 were seriously injured in Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia so far this year. It’s…
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Calls for urgent overhaul
Palliative Care Victoria (PCV) and its 85 member organisations including Palliative Care South East are calling for an immediate increase in funding for Palliative Care…
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Election campaign takes flight
Narre Warren North Liberal candidate Timothy Dragan wants to speak for the forgotten people, the battlers, and the quiet Australians. That’s what he told Star…
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Doveton driver wanted
Police are seeking a driver who allegedly attacked a man at a shopping strip in Autumn Place, Doveton. The man was standing in front of…
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Operation Scoreboard to target motorcyclists
Victoria Police will increase its focus on motorcycle safety in an effort to reduce rider deaths from reaching a record five-year high. It comes as…
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Haileybury teacher faces child sex charges
A Haileybury senior school teacher has been sacked after being charged by police with child sex offences. Richard Skalova Ho was charged on 30 August…
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Accused cat-converter thief faces jail
A man accused of being part of a syndicate stealing 80 catalytic converters in three months around Dandenong and Cranbourne has faced court. Jeremy Caruana,…
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Builder jailed for child grooming
A former building director has been jailed after pleading guilty to grooming a 14-year-old child for sex. Andrio Torcasio, now 47, of Clyde, discussed sex,…
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Police brief: Four young offenders allegedly linked to burglaries arrested
Southern Metro Region Crime Team detectives have arrested and charged four young offenders from the South East after approximately $2000 of cigarettes were allegedly stolen…
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Virtual meetings to continue
New Governance rules will give councils including the City of Casey provisions to conduct Council meetings in both Virtual (online only) and Hybrid (streamed online…
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750kg drug precursor imported
A computer consultant who tried to import nearly 750 kilograms of a precursor chemical used to make GHB has avoided further jail. Simon Torossian, 37,…
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Wellsprings wins state award
A widely-admired Dandenong service for vulnerable women has been awarded the state’s top community training provider. Wellsprings for Women took out the category at this…
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