Comanchero OMCG members targeted in national Taskforce Morpheus day of action
Across the country, police have arrested 56 people and laid 168 charges as part of a national day of action targeting the Comanchero outlaw...
‘Controlling’ husband torches family home
A 29-year-old family-violence offender who torched his family’s rental home in Pakenham after his wife left him has been jailed.
The man pleaded guilty...
People in Profile: Beyond the diagnosis
Joshua Nicholas, 17, has never let Down syndrome determine his direction, instead shaping his own path through sport, learning and growing independence. Gazette journalist...
About Town: Makybe Diva sits next to Phar Lap and school’s new arts centre...
Makybe Diva
Tributes have flowed for racehorse Makybe Diva, who died last Saturday at the age of 26.
There has been much discussion of Makybe Diva's...
Home batteries deliver bill relief for 250,000 households
More than 250,000 households, small businesses and community organisations have installed a bill-busting battery under the Albanese Government’s Cheaper Home Batteries program, with around...
On the Land: Endangered bandicoots find refuge at future Clyde park
Endangered southern brown bandicoots are already settling into the future Clyde Regional Park site, after local rangers trialled a “simple” habitat restoration program.
Parks Victoria...
Antisemitic graffiti causes $10k damage on golf course
Warragul Country Club has been left with more than $10,000 in damage after vandals targeted one of its greens with offensive and antisemitic graffiti.
The...
Calls to relieve ATO’s ‘unaffordable’ interest charges
A South East community-support agency has welcomed a call for the Australian Taxation Office to relieve the steep interest charged on tax debts.
South...
EPA issues $20,000 in fines for unregistered truckload of waste tyres in Officer
An unregistered truckload of waste tyres has landed the transporter and a tyre shredding company in trouble with EPA Victoria, sparking $20,000 in fines.
EPA...
Footy test for new Metro Tunnel routes
The Metro Tunnel’s ‘Big Switch’ is set for a test as South East footy fans converge on Marvel Stadium and the MCG for AFL’s...
Looking back through the archives
50 years to 1976
Officer Princess, 16-year-old Sandra Burns, was selected as the first Queen of the Yakkerboo Festival. Although judging of the 13 Princesses...
Rare disease families push for targeted commitments
With the state election approaching, families caring for children with rare and complex conditions say current commitments from major parties do not adequately reflect...
Land release alone won’t lower house prices, expert warns
The Opposition’s plan to fast-track land release in growth areas is unlikely to significantly reduce house prices on its own, according to an RMIT...
