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Brittany GoldsmithUrban affairs reporter

Brittany Goldsmith is an urban affairs reporter covering breaking news, court, crime and local government stories for Leader Community News.

A man who was taken down in a dramatic police chase overnight has cried in court, claiming to be the victim of a serious assault.

More than 1100 GP clinics across the country are taking bookings for the COVID-19 jab. See the locations in Casey and Cardinia.

Appointments to get the COVID-19 jab are filling up quick — see where you can make a booking in Bayside and Kingston.

Veterans and their families eager to march and honour fallen comrades on April 25 are being thwarted by red tape.

The quick-thinking actions of a child abuse victim’s father has led to the caging of a depraved Altona North sex predator.

Who makes the best brunch in Moorabbin, Mordialloc & Chelsea? Nominations are now open to find the region’s restaurant for brunch.

Who makes the best brunch in Moorabbin, Mordialloc & Chelsea? Nominations are now open to find the region’s restaurant for brunch.

Who makes the best brunch in Monash and Dandenong? Nominations are now open to find the region’s restaurant for brunch.

Two children left home alone in Glen Waverley were left horrified when three masked bandits bashed down their door.

A cyber menace promised George Pell would be raped and killed in prison but the cardinal wasn’t his only target.