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CFA changed but still strong
The Country Fire Authority has settled into the new changes of the past few years and looks to the future to build even stronger. The…
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Free NBN narrows ‘digital divide’
A year of free National Broadband Network (NBN) service is being offered to families without internet. The Federal Government’s $4.5 million School Student Broadband Initiative…
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Family reunited after painful saga
After months in painful exile from her son, Cambodian mother Channa can finally smile again. Reunited in Springvale, she marvels how much 7-year-old Alex has…
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Tax office jobs in Dandenong
The Australian Taxation Office has announced job opportunities for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples at its Dandenong office. Under its Evergreen Program, 150 vacancies…
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Ramadan Kareem
Ramadan Mubarak/ Ramadan Kareem Ramadan is one of the most important and holiest months in the Islamic calendar. The Islamic calendar is based on the…
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Sleep well for wellness
Not many people may know about World Sleep Day on 17 March but if you do then good on you. World Sleep Day’s theme for…
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‘Suspicious’ car fires at Dandneong tow yard
Victoria Police are investigating a “suspicious” three-car fire at a private tow yard in Kirkham Road, Dandenong South. Fire Rescue Victoria crews were called out…
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Gun-stashing carjacker jailed
A Narre Warren car-jacker with a “plethora” of guns stashed at home and his Hallam workplace has been jailed. Jamie David Rundle, 24, pleaded guilty…
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Safety stress after lake tragedy
Water safety rules are once again being prioritised, following the death of a paddle boarder at Lysterfield Lake earlier this month. A 38-year-old man was…
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Police investigate ‘deliberate’ fires
A series of deliberately-lit grass fires in a bushy reserve off Arcadia Avenue, Hallam is being investigated by Victoria Police. Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives…
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Hallam grass fire ‘deliberate’
A deliberately-lit grass fire in a bushy reserve off Arcadia Avenue, Hallam has been referred to Victoria Police. CFA and FRV firefighters from Hallam, Narre…
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On the back-burner
The proponent of a controversial waste-to-energy plant in Taylors Road, Dandenong South has pulled out, seemingly waiting for new regulations. In a surprise move on…












