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Tooradin Tractor Show roars to a close
The Tooradin Tractor & Pull Show wrapped up its 2026 with roaring engines, flying dirt and a breathtaking air display on the Bass Coast. Despite…
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Soft-plastics recycling boost in South East
More than 16,000 tonnes of soft and hard-to-recycle plastics will be recycled each year at four sites including Pakenham and Dandenong. The State and Federal…
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Narre Warren man assaulted on bus, says he no longer feels safe
A Narre Warren man was allegedly verbally and physically assaulted by two unknown offenders on a bus in the late evening of Wednesday 7 January.…
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Hampton Park man wins $740k TattsLotto
A young Hampton Park man has started his week buoyed by a $740,000 TattsLotto win, declaring he’s ready to pay off his parents’ mortgage and…
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Rural Clyde North residents ‘sick’ of near-daily illegal rubbish dumping
Rural residents in Clyde North say they are “sick” of years of illegal rubbish dumping on local dirt roads, claiming the problem has escalated to…
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Learner driver caught speeding at 226km/h on Monash Freeway
Police intercepted a Narre Warren learner driver this morning after he was allegedly caught travelling over 220km/h in a 100km/h zone in Mulgrave. The 23-year…
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High speeds in alleged stolen SUV, two boys arrested
Two boys were arrested after allegedly speeding at more than 200 km/h in a stolen SUV on Friday 16 January. Police say they observed the…
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Good Samaritan attacker charged
A man has been arrested and charged following an alleged assault in a Beaconsfield shopping centre carpark last November that allegedly left a good Samaritan…
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Alleged speeding crash ends on Gazette office embankment
Passers-by intervened as an alleged speeding car came to grief outside the Pakenham Gazette’s office just after 4pm on Friday 9 January. Witnesses said the…
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Young man stabbed in critical condition
Another stabbing in Melbourne’s southeast has left a young man fighting for his life, as knife crime continues to rise. Emergency services were called to…
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Suspicious fires hit abandoned Dandenong properties
Emergency services responded to suspicious fire in another abandoned property in Dandenong. It is believed an abandoned house on Woodlee Street caught fire about 6.30am…
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Monitors costing ratepayers small fortune
The state government has been criticised for the extension of municipal monitors at Kingston Council at an enormous cost of more than $1500 per day…
