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Dandenong · DandenongFive Cranbourne senior players have been selected in the Southern Football Netball League interleague squad set to play a one-off match against Riddell District Football Netball League on 11 May at RSEA Park. Star defender Brandon Osborne, midfield duo Zak Roscoe and Jarryd Barker, ruck Mick Boland and the fit Nick Darbyshire all made the 41-man squad. Osborne has long been an esteemed name in local footy circles, sutting down some of the compet…See the Story
Cranbourne well represented in interleague squads
Dandenong · DandenongA Dandenong armed robber’s appeal against his jail sentence has been refused by the Victorian Court of Appeal despite his self-described “spectacular rehabilitation”. Allem Sabitovic, now 34, was among a group that violently robbed at knifepoint a 57-year-old man who had been driving around St Kilda seeking services from a street sex worker in early 2021. The victim had spoken to Sabitovic’s girlfriend on a street corner and she lured him to an …See the Story
Robber in rehab loses appeal
Dandenong · DandenongThe Peninsula Community Legal Centre (PCLC) is advising future clients to be aware of upcoming changes to family law in May. The laws on how a court makes parenting orders for children after separation will change, aiming to simplify the law and make it more accessible, confirm the best interests of the child as the priority of the family law system, and elevate safety. While most separating parents make their own parenting arrangements, parent…See the Story
New family law changes set to make parenting orders more accessible
Dandenong · DandenongCranbourne face a huge test this Saturday against Dingley as it looks to take its season off the canvas after a 0-3 start. There was always going to be a hyperfocus on Cranbourne’s forward line after two high profile departures, but the Eagles have kicked just 22 goals across the first three weeks. It’s too simplistic to say that the low scores are a direct result of a lack of size up forward – the pressure has been sporadic, rather than consist…See the Story
Eagles face huge challenge against the Dingoes
Dandenong · DandenongWhen I am relaxed and not feeling threatened, it is likely that I will feel naturally positive, hopeful and cheerful. Stress is not so much to do with external situations as it is to do with my response to the situations. When I realise how much my thoughts affect my feelings, I can take this understanding a step further and accept that I can have control over my thinking. My thoughts respond to stimuli from my senses. What if I make space b…See the Story
Move forward with acceptance
Dandenong · DandenongSusanna Lacko’s 100th birthday was particularly poignant, franked by a special bond. Ms Lasko shares the same birthday as her 58-year-old grandson Edward, and they basked in the joint milestone together with close family and residents at Mercy Place nursing home in Dandenong on 24 April. “It’s always been a big deal to have the same birthday,” Edward says. “For her to get to 100 and share that important milestone with her is very special.” A gre…See the Story
Special bond shared for 100th milestone
Dandenong · DandenongKay Taranto’s Wild Days Wildlife Shelter is tucked away down a drive in the Narre Warren residential precinct. It is a single-story structure under tree shades with a spacious front yard, revealing not the slightest betrayal of the neighbourhood’s character. It’s involuntary to suspect you got the wrong address and question how this place could possibly rescue more than 1000 wildlife a year. But Kay has shown everyone she could. The structure i…See the Story
A day in the life of Kay Taranto
Dandenong · DandenongIn a dire warning on the housing crisis, Greater Dandenong is in the state top 5 for growing numbers of the ‘working homeless’. In 2022-23, there were 452 homeless clients who were employed – up 38 per cent from the year before, a Council to Homeless Persons new report stated. Of them, the vast majority – 271 – were women (60 per cent). Shari McPhail, general manager at South East homelessness service Wayss, said “working poor” families with dua…See the Story