News
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Surprise award brings joy
Last Monday’s blues were pushed aside for the local Opportunity Shop on Station Street, Pakenham, as a surprise award from the Beaconsfield Fire Brigade graced…
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Curious bathroom habits
Behind the nation’s bathroom doors lurk a whole range of quirky oral habits millions of Australians may want to keep a secret. But laid bare…
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Work from home could be legislated
Premier Jacinta Allan has announced the state government will introduce legislation to protect the ability of an employee to work from home. Under this proposed…
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More bus connections
The state government is extending route 928 Berwick – Pakenham via Cardinia Road and increasing service frequency. From 24 August, Route 928 will get an…
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Early intervention to homelessness
As a crucial step was taken to address homelessness with the formation of the Southeast Homelessness and Housing Alliance, conversations around underlying causes were rife,…
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Expansion to free pads and tampons
Victorians will soon be able to access free pads and tampons at even more locations throughout the state as the program expands. The southeast is…
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Efforts to restore Coomoora woodland
A weeding program is set to rehabilitate one of Greater Dandenong’s most intact pockets of remnant bushland. Coomoora Woodland Reserve in Springvale South, which supports…
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Casey not present in councils’ rally against levy
Victorian councils gathered in Melbourne on Saturday, 26 July, in a united front to oppose the State Government’s $5.14 billion ESVF levy. The levy, which…
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Bus replacements on Cranbourne and Pakenham lines in August
Both the Cranbourne and Pakenham train lines will be facing two weeks of disruptions, as buses will replace trains throughout August. Level crossing removal works…
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Mayor under microscope
Greater Dandenong Council says it is “taking advice” but standing by six-time mayor Jim Memeti after a bombshell media report into alleged links to a…
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Emerson’s high-tech hub unveiled
Emerson School’s state-of-the-art transformation continues to unfurl with the opening of stage 2 – a $6.1 million technology wing – on Friday 1 August. The…
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150km/h P-plater caught on Monash Fwy
A speeding P-plater from Narre Warren South has had his vehicle impounded after being allegedly clocked at more than 150 km/h on Monash Freeway. The…
