2020
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Ex-mayor won’t seek re-election
Long-serving Greater Dandenong councillor Youhorn Chea is retiring due to health concerns. The four-time mayor and councillor for 23 years will bow out ahead of…
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Terror victims cited for bravery
A pair of police officers who were attacked by a radicalised teen at Endeavour Hills police station have been cited for bravery. In the August…
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Napping addict jailed
A drug-addled disqualified driver has waved an imitation gun, weaved dangerously through traffic and then fallen asleep at the wheel on Springvale Road Keysborough. Rickie…
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Masks with a local touch
A Dandenong South manufacturer is hoping that its pivot to Covid-normal will pay off, as they roll out a range of highly-protective, high-quality reusable face…
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‘Selfish’ protesters not fooling police
Victoria Police has taken aim at “selfish” and “foolish” lockdown protesters trying to dress up their disobedience as “exercise”. Assistant Commissioner Luke Cornelius served a…
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Excitement in the junior ranks
While there remains so much uncertainty around exactly when the first ball of the cricket season will be bowled in 2020/21, the continual development within…
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Covid ‘ambo’ cops parking ticket
Greater Dandenong Council has withdrawn a parking fine for a St John ambulance transferring a Covid-positive patient from central Dandenong apartments. Mohammed Alam, an “absolutely…
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Trees felled by wild winds
Greater Dandenong SES received at least 36 callouts to large fallen trees and strom-damaged property on Thursday 27 August. Soon after strong winds swept through…
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Covid protests: Memeti urges ‘complete compliance’
Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti has called for “calm and compliance” from residents in response to daily anti-lockdown protests. His statement issued on 27 August…
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NPAC design unveilled
Plans for Noble Park Aquatic Centre’s stage-1 facelift have been released for public comment. The $6.6 million two-storey extension will include a large gymnasium, three…
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Travel – just a state of mind
Under Covid lockdown, maybe this is your option to walk across the border. The winding paths in Roth Hetherington Native Botanical Garden in Keysborough lead…
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Ride safe
You can’t be too safe these days. A cycling installation in Dandenong’s wetlands has been given the high-vis vest treatment – and a face mask,…
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