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GREATER DANDENONG: Problems at Market, Councillors told

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

There is no formal independent grievance or mediation process available to Dandenong Market stallholders, Keys-borough resident Maria Sampey has told Greater Dandenong Councillors.“When issues arise, stallholders can only write directly to the Manager or Leasing Manager, with no assurance that their concerns will be referred to the Board,” Ms Sampey said“This lack of transparency and…

What's On

MORNINGTON PENINSULA: Schoolies moves from

Mornington Peninsula’s Schoolies celebrations will have a temporary change of location THIS YEAR, with the event relocating from Rye to Rosebud due to major upgrade works on the Rye foreshore.The event will run from November 29 to December 1 at the Rosebud Village Green. A traffic management plan will be in place for thethree event…

Local People

CASEY: Awards nominations open

Monday, October 20 is the deadline for nominations for the Casey Community Awards.“These people consistently go above and beyond in their contribution to the Casey community as a volunteer, professional or community member,” said a Casey Council representative./“All nominee finalists are invited to the Casey Community Awards 2026, a prestigious event where category winners and…

Politics

FRANKSTON: Grab a pollie, with sauce

Frankston City residents are invited to enjoy a sausage in bread and a conversation with their elected representatives at a special Pollies BBQ community event from 11am-1.30pm on Saturday, November 15, at Ballam Park.Frankston Mayor Cr Kris Bolam and Councillors will be joined by Dunkley MHR Jodie Belyea (pictured) and Frankston MLA Paul Edbrooke. All…

Environment

MORNINGTON PENINSULA: $1 contamination problem

Mornington Peninsula Shire has a $1 million contamination problem – which it believes could be eliminated by changed behaviours.Contamination refers to non-recyclable items such as food scraps, liquids, textiles and batteries being placed in the recycling bin.The Shire says that it is forking out an extra $1 million to process household recycling following a rise…

Community News

MELBOURNE: Metro Tunnel to open in Dec.

The Metro Tunnel will open in early December with hundreds of new services a week.Premier Jacinta Allan (pictured) and Minister for Transport Infrastructure Gabrielle Williams announced the soft Summer Start program for the tunnel’s opening in December, followed by the ‘Big Switch’ network-wide timetable integration on February 1.During the Summer Start period, Metro Tunnel services…

Emergency Services

BRIMBANK: Fire at St Albans

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a Triple Zero (000) call at 4.01pm Tuesday (Oct. 7) for a house fire in Walmer Avenue, St Albans, for a single storey brick weatherboard home measuring approximately 15m x 15m.FRV crews arrived on scene in seven minutes and escalated the response as the fire had fully engulfed the house…

Police News

MELBOURNE: Tram man dies

A man has died after he fell while travelling in a tram in Melbourne earlier this year.It is believed the man fell when the tram was travelling on St Kilda Rd just before 3pm on August 28.The 78-year-old South Australian man was transported to hospital where he died the following month.An investigation into the exact…

Police News

HUME: Cyclist killed at Attwood

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Attwood last Tuesday evening (Oct. 7).A car and bicycle collided at the corner of Mickleham Rd and Bateman St shortly before 7pm.Despite the best efforts of emergency services, the male cyclist died at the scene.The driver of the car stopped at the scene and was…

Ourselves

NEW: Handy Phone Guide

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Businesses and organisations can promote themselves economically in the new Handy Phone Guide section inside their local edition of The Local Paper. For a limited time, you can book a spot for $99 total for an entire 12 months. We publish Febnruary-December. Your ad will be included in 44 online issues, and 23 print issues,…