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Doctor stands by decision not to give boxer brain scan
A Pearcedale 18-year-old’s symptoms of vomiting, headache and dizziness 10 days after a head knock while boxing were not enough to warrant a brain scan,…
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Camms Road intersection reopened to traffic
The Camms Road intersection was opened on the morning of Monday 3 June, as works continue towards the completion of major construction on the Narre…
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Bassir runs for Council
Founder and chief executive of charity Bahktar Community Organisation Bassir Qadiri has launched his campaign for the October election, determined to voice for the community.…
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Boxing concussion months before death probed by coroner
A father has cried as he detailed missed opportunities in the months before his 18-year-old son died from bleeding near his brain after collapsing at…
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Cranbourne greyhounds in ‘limbo’
Greyhound racing at Cranbourne remains in “limbo” more than two years after its track was closed. The greyhound track at Cranbourne Racecourse was closed in…
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Calls for flu vaccinations with winter’s onset
With 2023 seeing one of the worst flu seasons in Australia since 2019, there is a renewed push for people to be vaccinated against the…
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Books galore
The monthly book sale for Berwick Library is fast approaching, with Friday 7 June marking as not just a way to maintain upkeep but also…
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Trapped in the NDIS gap
People with mental illness are being forced into aged care and homelessness due to ‘falling through cracks’ in the NDIS system, a South East provider…
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New tool to measure pollution distress
Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria is trialling a tool to measure the psychological health impacts of pollution and waste in the City of Casey, as…
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Chapel Street factory fire in Lynbrook
CFA was called to a roof exhaust on fire at a factory in Chapel Street at Lynbrook on 1 June at 7.17am. The shopfitting manufacturing…
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Not too late to celebrate
A night of laughter, dance and song filled the Fountain Gate Hotel as the South East Zimbabwean Women’s group gathered for a belated Mother’s Day…
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Jailed for ‘horrific’ domestic violence
A man who inflicted what a judge described as among “the most horrific” examples of domestic violence has been jailed for up to seven-and-a-half years.…