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Cut-price rates: Greater Dandenong residents spared despite council deficit
Despite financial head-winds, Greater Dandenong Council proposes to shield residents with a sub-cap rates rises of less than 1 per cent in its draft 2025-’26…
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King of the Hill
A strong Labor Party win in the federal election spelled the same story for Bruce MP Julian Hill, who retained his seat and continued the…
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Accused killer to stay behind bars over gangland murder
A Narre Warren man accused of gunning down a gangland figure has lost his bid for freedom after a judge found the police case against…
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Henry Grossek’s legacy of speaking out
In light of Berwick Lodge Primary School’s principal of 35 years, Henry Grossek’s retirement, he remains one of the most outspoken local voices in the…
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Casey Woman of the Year 2025: humanity, connection, and community
Chanchal Kumavat, founder and director of the local community organisation Saati MAA, was awarded the 2025 Casey Woman of the Year. The nomination statement describes…
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UPDATE: Man wanted over Thomas Street stabbing
Police say there is no clear motive behind a brawl that resulted in a stabbing in Thomas Street in Dandenong last month. A 28-year-old man…
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Casey remains in SECCCA
Casey Council says it will remain part of a regional councils’ climate-change alliance, despite the Greater Dandenong Council’s recent pullout. In April, Greater Dandenong Council…
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SEMMA calls for land tax cap
The South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance (SEMMA) has called upon the Victorian Government to put a cap on land tax increases for the next five…
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71 arrested in street-violence crackdown
Seventy-one arrests have been made in Greater Dandenong during a multi-agency sting operation against street violence over the past three months. The operation was organised…
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Election result ‘much worse’ than Wood expected
The autopsy has begun on the Liberal Party’s campaign that saw their leader ousted from Parliament; the Trump Presidency and return-to-office policy are among the…
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Veolia fined over Dandenong Sth dairy stench
Two Veolia waste-disposal companies have been fined nearly $20,000 over a smelly mess that attracted a swarm of insects to a factory at Dandenong South.…
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OPINION: Media’s critical role in democracy
OPINION In the final days of the federal election campaign, Peter Dutton’s decision to lash out at the media was not just desperate, it was…