News
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Applications for council capital grants to open
Stage 1 Project Proposal applications for the 2026/2027 Community Capital Works Grants (CCWG) program will open on Tuesday, 30 September 2025. The CCWG program is…
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Hundreds of dog incidents
The City of Casey is sharpening its focus on preventing dog attacks, after new figures revealed the municipality continues to record hundreds of incidents each…
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Spring firewood collection season opens
Victorians will be able to collect firewood for domestic use when collection areas reopen for spring on Monday September 1. Firewood collection is only allowed…
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‘Underfunded’ bus boost call
A Dandenong-based group is calling for a major boost to bus services, which it says are underfunded compared to other Australian states. FixDandyBuses seized on…
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Slug-gate case dismissed
I Cook Foods director Ian Cook has vowed to fight on, after his lawsuit against Greater Dandenong Council was summarily dismissed by a Victorian Supreme…
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More sports keep kids out of court
In the wake of two children tragically killed in Melbourne recently, basketball club Red Roo Sports in Dandenong is calling for more funding and support…
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‘Sleeping Nice’ haven for rough sleepers
Community Abundance is seeking donors to launch an emergency accommodation initiative in the South East. The ‘Sleeping Nice’ project aims to address the confronting numbers…
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Pyjama day donations
Students are more than eager to wear their pyjamas this coming Monday as a way to give back to those in need, with St Francis…
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Doveton kids pool back on the agenda
A revived kids’ shallow pool and waterslide are back on the agenda for the Doveton Pool revamp, following a recent public petition. It is among…
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Physio jailed for NDIS client sex
A Dandenong physiotherapist who initiated sex with a vulnerable NDIS client has been jailed. Ryan Nugara, 35, pleaded guilty at the Victorian County Court to…
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Narre Warren man and Cranbourne man charged with murder
A 25-year-old Narre Warren man and a 26-year-old Cranbourne man have been arrested and charged with murder following a shooting in Derrimut this month that…
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Head-on fatal crash in Lysterfield
A driver has been killed in a head-on collision in Lysterfield. Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the two-vehicle crash on Lysterfield Road, north…
