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Single home code to boost housing
Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny has announced the ‘Single Home Code’, a state-wide amendment to Victoria’s planning schemes that will streamline approvals for single homes…
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Local students set for the big stage
Pakenham Consolidated School’s choir will sing on the big stage for the first time, having been selected alongside other local schools for this year’s Victorian…
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Council backs Cambodian-Thai peace
City of Greater Dandenong Council will write to Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong expressing the hope of a lasting peace over the recent Thai-Cambodian border…
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Man arrested following aggravated carjacking
Police have arrested a man in Morwell following an alleged aggravated carjacking in Glen Iris on 12 August. A man was reversing his ute out…
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Dan Murphy’s plan near childcare sparks debate
The Botanic Ridge community is opposing a liquor licence application for a new Dan Murphy’s store close to a childcare centre. A petition of objection…
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Pakenham Golf return viable and in demand, report says
An independent review of Deep Creek Reserve has concluded a result in favour of the continuation of golf, determining that the course is not only…
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WFH consultation opens
The State Government has opened public consultation on proposed work-from-home laws that a South East manufacturers group warns are “impossible” for the $54 billion sector.…
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40 years of palliative care
From humble beginnings 40 years ago, Palliative Care South East has seen impressive growth in delivering specialist care to people with life-limiting illnesses. Prior to…
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Casey ‘naughty list’ unreasonable: CRRA
Casey Residents and Ratepayers Association has criticised Casey Council placing mother-of-three Jillian Nambu on “an orchestrated ‘resident naughty list’ after she sent five emails to…
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Casey ’naughty list’ unreasonable: CRRA
Casey Residents and Ratepayers Association has criticised Casey Council placing mother-of-three Jillian Nambu on “an orchestrated ’resident naughty list’“ after she sent five emails to…
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Scales of justice on self-defence change proposal
Recent proposals by a southeast metropolitan MP on revisions to self-defence laws in Victoria have the local community buzzing, with many, from online to neighbourhoods,…
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‘Procedural wrangling’ dominates waste case
Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria is appealing against VCAT orders to draft “without prejudice conditions” for a development licence for a proposed Hampton Park Waste…
