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Setting the standard
Cranbourne East mum Amanda Bell sets the standard for strength in motherhood. When she was 10 years old, Amanda was left paraplegic following a car…
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A local mum’s memory
Lyndhurst woman Ruchira remembers her mother Veena as a woman whose life was a “majestic journey“. Mrs Veena Gupta was born in 1947 in India,…
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Monash cancels drag storytime
Monash Council has cancelled this month’s drag storytime event, citing repeated threats of violence against councillors, staff and the performer. Chief executive Andi Diamond on…
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Charities to pay waste tax
Local charity shops will soon be taxed to discard the tonnes of illegally dumped rubbish left on their doorsteps. The Andrews government is set to…
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Remembering history
Cranbourne North’s Alkira Secondary College held its 10th annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony on Thursday 4 May. Students, teachers and guests gathered to once again bear…
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Bonding over Dachshund love
A group of delighted dachshunds gathered at Casey Fields Dog Park on Sunday 7 May. There were little legs abound as the pups chased one…
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Trades open for women
Gone are the days where your gender would determine your career pathway and doors of opportunities slammed shut for women. It’s safe to say that…
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MP requests hate speech legislation update
South-Eastern Metropolitan MP Rachel Payne has asked for the state government to clarify the progress of plans to introduce anti-vilification and hate speech legislation following…
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Digging into council spending and cost-shifting
The Liberals and Nationals have launched a parliamentary inquiry into local government funding, service delivery and the effects of cost shifting despite opposition from the…
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Local pharmacies at risk
Small town pharmacists say the community will be worse off under proposed changes to medicine dispensing by the Federal Government. Tooradin pharmacist Brendan Green, who…
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Man knocked unconscious by offender
Police are investigating an assault and theft that occurred in Cranbourne on Sunday 30 April. Investigators have been told that a man was riding his…
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Community backs Buster
Four to five days a week, Marty Johnson walks his Greyhound Buster up to the Hampton Park shops and ties him up outside while he…












