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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 Dandenong hoon was lucky not to kill someone when he doubled the speed limit in a race from police, a court has heard.

The man at the centre of an alleged daylight shooting at Patterson Lakes has made a desperate plea for freedom.

A man and arborist have been left battered and bruised after they allegedly went head-to-head in a fight over a tree in Oakleigh South.

An ex-Xavier College student and top Melbourne hotel supervisor who was a secret member of an online paedo ring has been jailed.

A young man says he has been “abandoned” by his boss after a horrific work accident left him with crippling injuries and debt.

A woman at the centre of a shocking incident which rocked a Cranbourne West street has fronted court.

Deserted shopping strips and beachside carparks have cost councils millions in lost parking revenue and even put one affluent council in the red.

A young woman alleged to be involved in the horror attack of much-loved tradie Cam Smith has fronted court.

A sicko Noble Park slob hunted and groomed children to glean vile child abuse material which he traded like “football cards”.

An “arrogant” Aspendale dad who ran the Flying Kangaroo dark web ecstasy empire has appeared shocked after learning his fate.