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The South East had some of the State’s best performing suburbs in house prices, with Pakenham and Cranbourne in the top five for 2024’s annual…

Graduate teachers will soon be receiving even more support as they kick start their educational career, thanks to the state government. Education Minister Ben Carroll…

A date is set for Jacinta Allan’s first electoral test as premier, with voters in the former treasurer’s seat heading to the polls for a…

PEOPLE OF THE YEAR – Asylum seekers Just a piece of paper separates Thanu Mylvaganam from his dreams of marriage, children and buying a home…

After more than a share of drama, a fresh-faced Greater Dandenong Council was elected late last year. For the first time, a majority of female…

Former Casey Council candidate Stephen Matulec has announced his candidacy for the Senate ticket at the federal election as part of the Libertarian Party. With…

Fire fighters have swarmed to an reportedly explosive fire that destroyed an alleged hoarder house in Arnold Street, Noble Park. Thirteen CFA vehicles, along with…

Scores of people – mainly youths – have been arrested by police for armed robberies, aggravated burglaries and car thefts in Melbourne’s South East and…

Wheels were put belatedly in motion for a pedestrian crossing at a notorious blackspot on Stud Road, Dandenong North last year. In May, the State…

After weeks of public hearings, a plan to rezone Sandown Racecourse into a suburb remains up in the air. This is despite an inquiry report…

The community’s heroes and passions were splashed on the Star Journal’s front pages in 2024. A year packed with council elections, a by-election, a dramatic…