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Backyard home rejected

A plan for a double storey dwelling at the rear of an existing home has been rejected by the state’s planning tribunal. The Victorian Civil...

Rates, waste charges up

Casey ratepayers will be subject to an average of 2.75 per cent rate increase and 5.5 per cent waste service charge increase in the...

Return of Gremlns

After a seven-year hiatus, the South East rap group Gremlns is making a comeback to revive Australia’s music scene. Formed in 2014, Cranbourne’s 700Kae, Gs...

Cobras side raring for 2024

Despite rumours to the contrary, Sandown Cobras All-Abilities football side is still very much alive. The multi-winning club is seeking male and female players aged...

Young stars pitch for glory

Primary school footballers battled it out for trophies at a Dandenong-district tournament on Friday 6 October. St John’s Regional College hosted teams from Carwatha College,...

Passion high at street-style playoffs

Young footballers battled it out in a street-style tournament at Soccer5’s Dandenong on Friday 22 September. The five-a-side teams spanned four divisions – under 14...

Fast cars roar into Sandown

A close finish thrilled motorsport fans at the annual Sandown 500 last weekend. Star Journal photographer GARY SISSONS captured the Supercars Championship practice session on...

School celebrates Andi’s awesome achievement

Andi Mole’s progression through the ranks of the junior cross country talent pool has continued, finishing second in the School Sports Australia 11-year-old girls...

‘Goals n Girls’ drive the change

South East Community Links has organised an epic ‘Goals n Girls’ panel and FIFA Womens World Cup watch party in the heart of Dandenong...

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City Nature Challenge Join eager citizen scientists from councils in the Greater Melbourne area to compete with cities from around the world by taking pictures...

Nawroz Festival a success

The Bakhtar Casey Nawroz Festival 2024 held on Saturday 13 April in Hallam was a resounding success. Drawing a crowd of more than 2000...

Three days of feast and festival

Hundreds packed out the Wat Buddharangsi temple at Springvale South for Khmer New Year celebrations on 12-14 April. The traditional harvest celebration staged by the...

Groove is in The Hub

The hallowed warm sound of vinyl records is attracting a new legion of followers, says Dandenong record shop founder Mark Mannens. His 36-year-old business Radical...

Watershed festival for Dandy Creek

A watershed celebration of Dandenong Creek gave away 1800 native seedlings to more than 1000 visitors at Tirhatuan Park on Thursday 11 April. The annual...

High aims for cancer fundraiser

An annual cycling fundraiser at Sandown Racecourse is aiming unashamedly below-the-belt. The Below the Belt Pedalthon riders will propel themselves around the iconic circuit on...

Smokey conditions as burns ramp up

Residents should expect lingering smoke from planned burns this weekend and into next week as wind conditions will likely prevent smoke from dispersing, CFA...

Winners all-round at Oyiti Cup

Everyone was a winner at the second annual Oyiti Foundation Cup in Dandenong on 12-13 April. That’s how Oyiti Foundation for Multicultural Youth head Nyibil...

Non-conviction indicated for Monash Health

Monash Health has been offered a non-conviction sentence indication over the suicide of a patient at Casey Hospital, Berwick in 2015. The health service...

Sikh bid for helmet exemption

There was a roar of Harley Davidson’s on Sunday morning as a bike gang took off on a ride across the city. The Azad Sikh...

Girls football at fever pitch

Riding on a Matildas high, nearly 700 girls flocked to a maxed-out regional soccer tournament in Endeavour Hills. More than 70 teams from across the...

FV detractors show the long road ahead

An award-winning South East service is calling for funding to continue its family violence prevention work. Wellsprings for Women was presented the Fiona Richardson Award...

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Backyard home rejected

A plan for a double storey dwelling at the rear of an existing home has been rejected by the state’s planning tribunal. The Victorian Civil...

What’s On

Return of Gremlns