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Companies fined $65K over fall risks
A builder and a metal fabricator have been fined a total of $65,000 for failing to control fall risks on home building sites in Boronia…
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Casey’s crime rate up 20%
Casey has been rocked by a dramatic surge in crime, with nearly 30,000 offences recorded in just 12 months. The latest figures from the Crime…
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Blue Ribbon tributes at Springvale
A remembrance service at the Victoria Police Memorial at Springvale Botanical Cemetery on Monday 29 September carried ever-greater poignancy this year. Victoria Police members, veterans,…
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Florists rocked by relocations, shorter leases
Stallholders at Dandenong Market claim they have little say in forced relocations, rent spikes and shorter leases at the hands of the market’s management. Affected…
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EPA backs soil clean-up order
A soil-works operator has been ordered by the state’s planning tribunal to clean up a controversial, contaminated dirt mound in Bangholme’s Green Wedge. ESI Projects…
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DWC trees motion chopped down
Greater Dandenong councillors have voted down a proposal to preserve 22 trees earmarked to make way for the Dandenong Wellbeing Centre. This month, the council…
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Search for Lone Pine replacement
Greater Dandenong Council may replace a removed Lone Pine tree tracing back to the Gallipoli military campaign of 1915 but it’s short in supply. Nobel…
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Dandenong woman faces gun, explosives charges
A Dandenong woman has applied for bail after police seized high-powered guns and explosive material from an alleged stolen car. Bee Hong Goh, 32, faced…
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Grieving mum asks doctors to ‘truly listen’ to parents
A grieving mother watched her toddler die in front of her after pleading with doctors to save the three-year-old’s life for days. “I will never…
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Street code broken
At first glance, local artists Marbarrose, Mike Wang, YTS Gucciboi, OGB, Sabir Banek and Herve HK appear united by their love of music. But behind…
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Millions allocated, results in doubt
The deaths of young South Sudanese Australians through stabbings, gun violence, or under suspicious circumstances have left grieving families questioning whether existing programs are making…
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Subscribe, for facts sake
On World News Day (28 September) we are reminded of a truth that cannot be ignored and this is that facts matter. In an era…