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Budget rebuff for South East
Advocacy group Greater South East Melbourne (GSEM) has criticised the State Budget for a lack of investment in the region. Fresh after hosting a jobs…
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Hope for family-violence prevention service
Post the State Budget, a South-East support service has renewed hope that funding for its family-violence prevention program will continue. Wellsprings for Women’s six-year program…
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Breaking down barriers for women in manufacturing
As female unemployment remains concerning in the South East region, manufacturing industry representatives are advocating for ways to break down the barriers for women –…
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Monash Health pleads guilty over patient death
Monash Health has pleaded guilty to a workplace safety charge over the suicide of a mental-health patient at Casey Hospital, Berwick in 2015. In pleading…
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$1.3m upgrades for schools
Schools in Dandenong North and Endeavour Hills have shared more than $1.3 million in the latest round of federal upgrade funding. Southern Cross Primary School…
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Unchecked urban sprawl is eating our food bowl
Victoria’s food supply is being undermined by increasing land-use competition, fractured planning decisions and a lack of an overarching strategy to develop and feed the…
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On the outer
Greater Dandenong Council is said to be facing a bill possibly worth millions to fix sub-standard disability access at its community and sports buildings. A…
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Bill of health for financially stressed
Community organisation, South East Community Links (SECL) brought back its Bring Your Bills Day event to help address the mounting cost of living pressures since…
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Relief for rental struggles
A new Rental Stress Support Package has been launched by the State Government as rental stress continues. South East Community Links (SECL) will receive a…
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School milestone enters the history books
Pupils spanning nine decades celebrated Dandenong Primary School’s 150-year milestone on Saturday 4 May. On their return to the enduring brick schoolhouse that’s stood on…
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GSEM thinktank for jobs growth
Government, industry, education and community leaders from the South East gathered for a jobs and skills summit at Bunjil Place on 3 May. Advocacy group…
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Budget hopes for safer crossing
Greater Dandenong mayor Lana Formoso says funding for a controlled pedestrian-crossing at a notorious Stud Road blackspot is “imperative” in the State Budget on 7…