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Casey aims for 30% more trees
Casey Council plans to boost the region’s sub-par tree canopy by 30 per cent in six years. According to its Greening Casey final report, the…
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Timeline unclear for toxic-waste dump
An end-point is still yet to be set for the controversial hazardous-waste landfill in Taylors Road Lyndhurst – already four years past its use-by date.…
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Pets bitten by cost of living
Pets are bearing the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis, according to RSPCA Victoria. In the past year, RSPCA received more than 2800 animal cruelty reports…
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Garden-plastics recycler awarded
A Dandenong South-based garden plastics recycler has been recognised at the annual Nursery and Garden Industry Victoria Awards. Greg Carrick, from Garden City Plastics, was…
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Firms charged over Bangholme depot death
A pair of related construction companies have been charged after a fatal incident at a Bangholme depot in September 2022. A 34-year-old worker was run…
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Early Parenting support boost in Noble Park
An upgrade of Noble Park Early Parenting Centre, which provides vital services for families with newborns, has been officially completed. Operated by the Queen Elizabeth…
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MP’s bold support for colleague
Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams has put her hair on the chopping block, in solidarity with embattled colleague Eden Foster. Williams pledged to shave her head…
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Endeavour Hills man arrested after arson attacks and ram raid
Detectives from Taskforce Lunar have charged a man following a number of arson attacks on tobacco stores and vehicles as well as the theft of…
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Priority jobs milestone
More than 100 people have landed manufacturing and engineering jobs as part of the Chisholm Engineering Priority Workforce Project. The project was launched by the…
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New ‘serious’ charge over alleged Berwick stabbing
A further “more serious” charge has been laid against a man accused of stabbing a victim in the chest in a Berwick shopping centre may…
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Cut the red-tape: SEMMA
A South East manufacturers group has slammed Victorian Government “tax grabs” and “red-tape” after a secret survey on regulatory burden was revealed. The NAB Regulatory…
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Waste-to-energy deal agreed
Nine South East councils have committed to diverting at least 95 per cent of household rubbish from landfill to a waste-to-energy incinerator in Maryvale in…
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