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Maroondah Hospital receives $20 million for a children's emergency department eight years after it was first promised
Jun 05, 2026

Maroondah Hospital receives $20 million for a children's emergency department eight years after it was first promised

Construction on the dedicated children’s emergency department is scheduled to start in 2027.

Matthew Sims
PoliticsPolitics
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A government review proposed a full bus route along Canterbury Road. The plan has been stuck for 16 years.
May 20, 2026

A government review proposed a full bus route along Canterbury Road. The plan has been stuck for 16 years.

More than 20 bus routes stop along the major arterial road across the east, but there is still no way for someone to take a bus trip from Montrose to Camberwell.

Matthew Sims
PoliticsPolitics
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Feds tip another $3.8 billion into SRL East
May 13, 2026

Feds tip another $3.8 billion into SRL East

Due for completion by 2035, the project will deliver six underground stations from Cheltenham to Box Hill.

Matthew Sims
BoroondaraBoroondara
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“There’s never been a better time”: The 30-year push for bike paths from Box Hill to Hawthorn
May 08, 2026

“There’s never been a better time”: The 30-year push for bike paths from Box Hill to Hawthorn

“Every person on a bike is one less person in a car.”

Matthew Sims
MaroondahMaroondah
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Eastern Melbourne’s politicians fight over Maroondah Hospital’s $850 million upgrades as 2029 deadline looms
May 06, 2026

Eastern Melbourne’s politicians fight over Maroondah Hospital’s $850 million upgrades as 2029 deadline looms

Plans included more than 200 extra beds, a new emergency department and a dedicated children's unit.

Matthew Sims
PoliticsPolitics
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Legal deadline looming over a mandatory $316 million glass bin launch in Victoria
Apr 29, 2026

Legal deadline looming over a mandatory $316 million glass bin launch in Victoria

There are 14 months left for 37 councils to introduce a separate system.

Matthew Sims
PoliticsPolitics
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Why more than 30 councils are blocking glass recycling bins over multi-million dollar bill burdens
Apr 24, 2026

Why more than 30 councils are blocking glass recycling bins over multi-million dollar bill burdens

Councils across Melbourne’s east are defying the upcoming state-mandated glass recycling rollout, warning it could cost them millions and push up household rates.

Matthew Sims
MonashMonash
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Chadstone TAFE secures $10 million for training upgrades towards a more renewable grid for Victoria
Apr 23, 2026

Chadstone TAFE secures $10 million for training upgrades towards a more renewable grid for Victoria

The improvements aim to fast-track Victoria’s clean energy workforce into thousands of new jobs.

Matthew Sims
ClimateClimate
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From fringe to your feed: how climate misinformation spread across Australia
Mar 26, 2026

From fringe to your feed: how climate misinformation spread across Australia

MPs are investigating false claims around renewables and weather trends.

Matthew Sims
PoliticsPolitics
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Over a dozen organisations sign open letter opposing cuts to Victoria’s mental health services
Mar 03, 2026

Over a dozen organisations sign open letter opposing cuts to Victoria’s mental health services

A bill currently before parliament will decrease the number of commissioners from four to one.

Matthew Sims, +1
PoliticsPolitics
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As Victoria considers gun law reform, owners say the details matter
Feb 03, 2026

As Victoria considers gun law reform, owners say the details matter

New federal laws, along with Victoria’s firearm legislation review, will tighten background checks and fund a national gun buyback scheme.

Jacob Wallace, +2
PoliticsPolitics
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“Without us, that hospital doesn't run”: Maroondah Hospital workers among thousands demanding a six percent pay rise
Jan 21, 2026

“Without us, that hospital doesn't run”: Maroondah Hospital workers among thousands demanding a six percent pay rise

Cooks, cleaners, orderlies, theatre technicians and other healthcare service workers hit the pavement on Tuesday.

Matthew Sims
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