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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.

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Antique dealer fights hard rubbish fine

One man’s trash has turned into another man’s hefty fine for a career antique dealer, who was pinged after taking a stereo from a Frankston nature strip during hard rubbish collection. But the man is adamant he hasn’t broken any rules.

South East    
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Elderly man dies in Edithvale smash

A serious medical condition could be to blame for the tragic death of an elderly Aspendale driver, it has been revealed. It comes after paramedics worked tirelessly to revive the 90-year-old man after he suddenly lost control of his car in Edithvale.

South East    
Oxycodone is the generic name for a range of opoid pain killing tablets. Prescription bottle for Oxycodone tablets and pills on wooden table for opioid epidemic illustration

Shock drug death rise in Frankston

The shocking toll of accidental drug overdoses in the Frankston region has been revealed, with the area recording the third most fatalities in Melbourne. It comes as struggling Frankston residents were forced into homelessness to avoid drug-ridden share houses.

Outer East
Nurse Maria Advincula of Rochedale South from Bupa New Farm Aged Care.   Picture: Josh Woning.

Edithvale nursing home death toll grows

The tragic death toll at an Edithvale aged care home has been revealed as dozens of COVID-19 positive staff members continue to self-isolate. It comes after at least 37 of deaths recorded across Melbourne on Monday were linked to aged care outbreaks.

South East    
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Pregnant Pakenham woman bashed, strangled

A Pakenham woman was less than three months away from giving birth when her possessive partner bashed her and accused her of having an affair. But the violent and remorseless thug said he wasn’t to blame for the horrifying bedroom attack.

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