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Council call for climate initiatives
Nine councils have called for more state and federal funding to tackle climate change in the South East. In its 2022 policy platform, the South…
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$27m track laid for inland port
An 865-metre spur-line railway track has been completed in the South East, as part of the Port Rail Shuttle Network (PRSN). The $28 million track…
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Trailblazing hot water company recognised
A Hallam renewable energy provider has been announced as a finalist in 2022’s Premier Sustainability Awards. A hot water system designed by Solar Thermal Australia…
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Woolworths launches hunger appeal
Woolworths is partnering with Foodbank and FareShare to launch its mid-year Hunger Relief Appeal to assist food relief services. The appeal will run from Wednesday…
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South East climate change survey opens
Health-promoting charity Enliven is partnering with Victoria University to conduct a Climate and Health Survey with a specific focus on Melbourne’s South East. The survey…
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Grant runs dry for retirement villages
Casey Council has announced plans to discontinue the Retirement Villages Development Grant program (RVDG), which provided 13 villages in the municipality with more than $200,000…
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Manufacturing into the future
The state government is supporting advanced manufacturers in Dandenong to inject more than $150 million into the region and create 230 jobs. It positions the…
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Four South East teens arrested in Pakenham
Four teenagers from across the South East were arrested in a stolen vehicle in Pakenham on Thursday morning, 18 August. Officers initially sighted the allegedly…
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Freeway promo ‘safety hazard’
A proposed major electronic advertising sign near merge lanes on South Gippsland Freeway in Hallam has been refused as an “unacceptable safety hazard”. Victorian Civil…
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$21m Doveton pool approved
City of Casey administrators have voted unanimously to keep the recently-endangered Doveton Pool in the Park with more frequent opening hours this summer. On 16…
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Gun-toting carjacker jailed
A man has been found guilty of firing a shotgun inside a car as he robbed and car-jacked its occupants in Doveton. Omar Kakar, 34,…
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‘No timeline’ for TPV abolition
The Federal Government still plans to place temporary protection visa holders on more secure visas, but there’s “no timeline”, says Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil.…
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