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Embankment woes continues
After 20 years of frustration, driving instructor Leanne Calder continues her fight with the Department of Transport and Planning over the neglected embankment opposite 725…
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Drumming for the missing
A 12-hour drumming event will take place in Pakenham next month as part of Missing Persons Week 2025, aiming to raise awareness and funds for…
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Tackling e-waste as a community
The community is invited to experience ‘Spark: Illuminating Stories of E-waste’ –an innovative exhibition exploring the impacts of incorrectly disposed e-waste (any item with a…
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“Young Harry“ takes the helm at 99
The Rotary Club of Bunyip-Garfield has welcomed centenarian president affectionately known as “Young Harry.” Harry van den Broek was appointed president of the Rotary Club…
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Help shape Onsite Wastewater Management Plan
Cardinia Shire Council is developing a new Onsite Wastewater Management Plan. The Onsite Wastewater Management Plan helps to protect health and environment by ensuring onsite…
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Shadow puppetry casts spell on Casey’s young creators
A little bit of cardboard. A splash of cellophane. Flick of a light. That’s all it took for about 60 children across Casey to fall…
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Wheelchair pedestrian braves Dandenong-Frankston Road
A resident in a wheelchair says she is forced to dangerously cross six lanes of heavy traffic on Dandenong-Frankston Road to access a shopping precinct…
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‘Ham-fisted’ trafficker granted mercy
A “ham-fisted” trafficker who accidentally shot his girlfriend while “mucking around” with a gun in Clyde North and falsely accused the victim’s brother has been…
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Hundreds of poisoned birds dropped dead
Investigations have begun into more than 200 dead birds found in Springvale South from suspected poisoning in recent days. Wildlife carer of 35 years, Michele…
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Pledge to plumbing workplace equality
Bringing together unions, employers and training bodies to sign a Pledge for Change, an official, sector-wide commitment to safer and more inclusive workplaces for women,…
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Wander into Lost
Internationally renowned artist Amanda Parer has brought her Lost exhibition to Bunjil Place this winter. A careful local eye will notice the Plaza has been…
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Recycled materials at intersection works; lane closure to begin August
Crushed rock and barriers from the Pakenham Roads Upgrade have been repurposed at the Thompsons Road intersection upgrade, with August the month to be for…