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New pavilion for Hampton Park
Players and fans alike can rejoice with the addition of the two-storey pavilion at Robert Booth Reserve now complete. Backed by a $3 million grant…
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Free Christmas barbecue for the community
It was a normal working day getting up at 6am for charity Find a Penny Foundation director Beata “BB” Stednik. She soon met young participants…
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Gate repairer pleads guilty to fatal breach
A gate repair business has pleaded guilty to a workplace safety charge over a truck driver being fatally crushed by a falling gate in Dandenong…
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2023 in review: Kalora Park celebrates Kate the Great
Over the Christmas period, the Star News’ sports team will be re-sharing some of the most popular stories from over the course of 2023. Thank…
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Willow Lodge air warning
More than 500 residents and staff in a retirement village were under threat of clouds of toxic smoke from a recent industrial blaze in Dandenong…
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Elf on the second-hand shelf
Christmas can be a daunting time of year, with seemingly never ending expenses making it difficult to maintain much holiday cheer. But through her daily…
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Women’s Federation for World Peace (WFWP) president Anne Bellavance
Tell us about yourself and your job! I am a Maths/Science teacher by profession. However, in my community work, I am the National President of…
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Mouthy hoon confronts police
A foul-mouthed man who allegedly blocked police cars and threatened officers at two hoon hotspots in Pakenham and Springvale has been spared jail. Declan Adam…
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Alternative Olympics staged
Running in a white sack, moving forward in a coconut shell slipper tied with bamboo stilts, jumping ropes, hopscotch, and other traditional Philippine street games…
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Carols return
After a three-year break, Gethsemane’s Annual Clyde Carols by Candlelight found its way back to the lawns of Hillcrest Christian College Oval on Saturday 16…
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Merger moving ahead
An overwhelming majority vote by both committees of the Cranbourne Turf Club (CTC) and Pakenham Racing Club (PRC) has approved a merger between the two…
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Four teens charged with fast-food robberies
Four boys have been charged over a series of alleged armed robberies at fast-food outlets across Melbourne’s South East. South Metro Regional Crime Squad detectives…