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Power cut to 5000-plus homes
Wild winds have downed trees, closed roads and cut off power to thousands of homes in Greater Dandenong. Strong overnight gales have been followed by…
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Pakula seat gone
Keysborough MP and Cabinet Minister Martin Pakula’s seat will be abolished under new state electoral boundary changes. From the November 2022 state election, nearly 47,000…
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AMES for the top
Disadvantaged young people are being inspired by visions of a brighter future in a program unveiled in the South East. The ‘Opening Minds, Building Futures’…
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Lyndale Covid pop-up clinic
A pop-up Covid vaccine clinic will open at Lyndale Secondary College this weekend (30 and 31 October). In the latest step to boost lagging vaccination…
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Vax lax in Doveton, Dandenong
Covid vaccine rates in Doveton and Dandenong postcodes continue to lag behind the state average. In the latest figures for 25 October, less than 60…
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Covid epicentre in South East
Covid infections in the South East are mounting despite a surge in vaccination rates. As of 26 October, Casey (167 new cases) and Greater Dandenong…
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South-East heroes recognised
Two leaders in the South East have been selected as nominees for the 2022 Victoria Australian of the Year Awards. Human rights and refugee advocate…
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Covid-19: vax rates, active cases surge
Covid double vaccinations has surged to the brink of 70 per cent of Greater Dandenong residents aged 16-and-over. However, infections in the South East continue…
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Venomous staffer abuse
A former staffer at a Labor MP’s ministerial and electorate offices says about 80 per cent of her work time was consumed with party-factional politics,…
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Violent serial robber jailed
A man’s 12-day violent spree of armed robberies, assault, stolen cars, petrol drive-offs and an aggravated burglary while on bail has landed him in jail…
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Townhouse objections dismissed
Residents are riled by a council recommendation to introduce townhouses into their idyllic single-storey neighbourhood in Endeavour Hills. A Casey Council planning officer has recommended…
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Doc reprimanded for lewd conduct
A former Monash Health gynaecologist has been reprimanded over lewd remarks to a patient and long-term sexual harassment of a midwife. Rudolph Gerad Lopes, 50,…
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