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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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Covid-19: vax rates, active cases surge
Covid double vaccinations has surged to the brink of 70 per cent of Greater Dandenong residents aged 16-and-over. However, infections in the South East continue…
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Venomous staffer abuse
A former staffer at a Labor MP’s ministerial and electorate offices says about 80 per cent of her work time was consumed with party-factional politics,…
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Violent serial robber jailed
A man’s 12-day violent spree of armed robberies, assault, stolen cars, petrol drive-offs and an aggravated burglary while on bail has landed him in jail…
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Townhouse objections dismissed
Residents are riled by a council recommendation to introduce townhouses into their idyllic single-storey neighbourhood in Endeavour Hills. A Casey Council planning officer has recommended…
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Doc reprimanded for lewd conduct
A former Monash Health gynaecologist has been reprimanded over lewd remarks to a patient and long-term sexual harassment of a midwife. Rudolph Gerad Lopes, 50,…
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Postcodes well short of 70% vax
Doveton and Dandenong postcodes continue to lag well behind the state’s 70 per cent Covid double-vaccination milestone. Victoria’s pandemic restrictions start to ease from 22…
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Refugee housing needed
Long-term housing is required for about 650 airlifted Afghanistan refugees in the South East, a settlement agency says. AMES Australia is seeking interest from property…
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Stamps election rort claims
More than $10,000 of stamps were allegedly misappropriated from South East Metropolitan MP Adem Somyurek’s electorate office to help another MP’s re-election, an IBAC inquiry…
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Somyurek office ‘shambolic’
A former staffer for State MP Adem Somyurek has described the electorate office in Dandenong as “shambolic” and “dysfunctional”. Mr Somyurek’s father was paid to…
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Byrne quits intelligence role
Holt MP Anthony Byrne has resigned from his long-held intelligence and security committee position in the wake of his branch-stacking testimony at IBAC. In a…
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