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Trips to the country
Spring into Queensland Country for a season of colour, flavour, and celebration. Rolling hills, blooming gardens, and vibrant landscapes set the stage for festivals, farmers’…
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Call to save 43 Oasis trees
Green groups are calling for Greater Dandenong Council to save 43 trees making way for the $122 million Dandenong Wellbeing Centre. Most of the doomed…
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Lessons for local leaders
Spots are open for a free development course for South East community leaders next month. The Future Impact Community Leadership program is delivered by Leadership…
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Pair charged with Dandenong murder
Two men have been charged over the death of a man in Dandenong in August. Police raided three properties in Doveton, Blackburn South and Endeavour…
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Crime, not a social issue; police confront family violence in Casey
The City of Casey has been identified as Victoria’s family violence hotspot, with police revealing nearly 7000 incidents recorded so far this year, the highest…
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MPs query Kingston monitoring
Opposition MPs have demanded answers on why the State Government has installed municipal monitors to oversee Kingston Council. The Government appointed John Tanner AM and…
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Soil clean-up dispute goes to VCAT
A soil-works operator says it went “above and beyond” required protocols as it fights against an order to clean up a contaminated soil mound in…
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From flu shot to The Long Run: Cranbourne radio producer’s prostate cancer wake-up call
Cranbourne radio host and producer Daz Smith will take on The Long Run this September, walking 72km to raise awareness and funds for men affected…
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Weed work revives Casey’s coastal bush
In one section of Warneet Natural Features Reserve, the bush is beginning to breathe again. Just a few years ago, Sallow Wattle strangled the understorey,…
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Fallen police officers remembered
The tragedy in Porepunkah may have unfolded hours away in Victoria but its impact is being felt deeply in Cardinia and Casey, where communities are…
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Duo face court over service station stabbing murder
Two people have faced court accused of murdering a man found with stab wounds outside a service station. Aydin Korkmaz, 27, of Doveton, and Jimmy…
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Cranbourne Food Truck moves in church partnership
After over a decade serving meals in and around Lyall Street, Cranbourne Food Truck has moved to a new indoor based at St John’s Anglican…