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Doveton vaxes below 60%
Doveton’s Covid double vax rate lingers at least 20 per cent below Victoria’s average, according to the latest official figures. Less than 60 per cent…
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Labor uncooperative: IBAC
The Labor Party’s Victorian division has refused to cooperate with an IBAC branch-stacking inquiry, says the inquiry’s Counsel Assisting. Chris Carr told the Operation Watts…
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Covid active cases drop, vaxes rise
Casey and Greater Dandenong remain Victoria’s Covid epicentre but active cases have dipped over the past week. The council areas are the top two in…
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Woken by ’nightmare’ cleaver attack
A home invader kicking in a front door and attacking a sleeping man with a meat cleaver at Doveton was described by a judge as…
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Changes ahead at Hallam college
Hallam Senior College is set to progressively expand into a Year 7-12 secondary college by 2025, but with a new principal at the helm. The…
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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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