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Lucy Callander is an urban affairs reporter for Leader Community News and the Herald Sun.

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Lucy Callander is an urban affairs reporter for Leader Community News and the Herald Sun and avid crows fan. Picture: Sarah Matray

Adelaide pride soars as Crows return to finals

An Adelaide expat living in Melbourne discovers what it means to wear Crows colours in enemy territory during finals season.

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UpdatedSouth East

Melbourne, Australia - April 17, 2016: Virgin Over The Moon: On a sunny autumn day, Virgin Boeing 737 VH-VUD Tallow Beach takes off from Melbournes Tullamarine Airport into clear blue skies as it heads to Sydney with a domestic service (VA895) on one of the worlds busiest air corridors. It is seen passing over the rising moon. Picture: BeyondImages/iStock

Last-minute U-turn on council travel

Council staff have dramatically reversed course on a plan that would have allowed councillors to claim travel expenses without public scrutiny.

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Lives at risk if action on homeless delayed

Mornington Peninsula Shire is considering declaring a homelessness emergency amid fears delaying action could see lives lost on the foreshore.

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ExclusiveSouth East

SES Sorrento Unit volunteers responded to an incident in McCrae, involving a landslide that has damaged one property yesterday morning. Emergency services were called to a property on View Point Rd in McCrae – about 59km south of Melbourne – about 8.45am on Tuesday after a landslide caused the building to crash down.. Picture: SES Vic

McCrae landslide victims robbed of chance to tell story

McCrae landslide victims claim the local council’s “stalling” on vital documents has denied them a final chance to tell their story to an inquiry into the disaster.

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Mayor to splash $11,500 on international junket

Ratepayers will foot an $11,500 bill for the Frankston mayor’s global sister city tour while neighbouring councils slash similar programs amid economic pressures.

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Mornington Peninsula Shire chief executive Mark Stoermer. Picture: supplied

Senior jobs slashed in bid to cut local council’s bottom line

Mornington Peninsula council’s new top dog has launched an ambitious restructure to save money and improve customer service.

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UpdatedVictoria

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Resident fury forces council to consider U-turn on vehicle permits

Cops outnumbered residents as a cautious Casey council considered changes to its controversial local law for vehicles on private land.

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A person has been injured after a house toppled over during an apparent landslide in regional Victoria. Emergency services were called to a property on View Point Rd in McCrae on the Mornington Peninsula - about 59km south of Melbourne - about 8.45am Tuesday after a landslide caused the building to topple over. Picture: ABC

Big bucks vs. budget: Landslide fix options revealed

Fixing McCrae’s catastrophic landslide could cost $11m, while affected families face spending at least another year in temporary accommodation.

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Casey Council has fined a resident and his wife twice for the same offence - storing multiple cars he plans to onsell on their residential property . The cars are in good condition and parked neatly bu the council says it breaks the rules. Picture: supplied

What’s wrong with this picture? It cost a couple $2k in council fines

A hardworking couple face thousands in council fines for storing vehicles on their own property, just months after Casey residents revolted against similar penalties.

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Petition organised after anti-Israel poster were plastered on a Melbourne playground equipment. Picture: Supplied.

Playground or political battleground? Anti-Israel posters plastered on Melbourne slide

A Melbourne playground slide plastered with anti-Israel posters has sparked calls from parents and Jewish leaders to ban political propaganda in children’s spaces.

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