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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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Inquiry chair attacks IBAC
Narre Warren South Labor MP Gary Maas has lashed out at the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission over its claims of an ‘unfair’ Parliamentary inquiry. Mr…
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Extra opening hours floated for Doveton pool
The recently-endangered Doveton Pool in the Park could be set to open more often this summer, as part of a Casey Council proposal. The council…
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135km/h P-plater arrested
A Lynbrook P-plater has had his car impounded after police allegedly detected him speeding 55km/h over the limit in Springvale. Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol say…
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Police brief: weapons, drugs, cash seized in Cranbourne
A 38-year-old Cranbourne man has been charged with a string of offences after investigators swooped on an alleged crop house on Thursday 11 August. Dandenong…
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Touching Newton-John tribute
A Dandenong singer-songwriter has sung Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Hopelessly Devoted to You’ as a tribute to the late Australian icon who passed away last week, aged…
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Non-verbal students receive a digital helping hand
Communication can be a daily struggle for non-verbal students, which is why not-for-profit State Schools’ Relief is hoping an investment in technology will make all…
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Five teens charged after 200km/h freeway dash
Five teens from the South East have been arrested after police followed a stolen Audi at up to 200 km/h on the Monash Freeway. The…