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  • Rider killed in Kingsclere Ave

    Rider killed in Kingsclere Ave

    A male motorcyclist has died in a crash at Kingsclere Avenue Keysborough. The 49-year-old Noble Park man was travelling on Marouba Avenue on a 2009…

  • Council denies misleading Parliament

    Council denies misleading Parliament

    Greater Dandenong Council has denied “many of the assertions” in an incendiary letter from I Cook Foods accusing the council of misleading a Parliamentary inquiry.…

  • Mayors send election SOS

    Mayors send election SOS

    The State Government is under mounting pressure from a “vocal” minority of councils to postpone October’s local government elections. Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti said…

  • Plaza’s lockdown changes

    Plaza’s lockdown changes

    Under the stage-4 shutdown, retailers at Armada Dandenong Plaza have converted to click-and-collect services. JB Hi Fi, Kmart, Rebel Sport and Target are among the…

  • Food relief doubles in stage-4

    Food relief doubles in stage-4

    Calls for food relief have surged since the stage-4 lockdown, says Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti. In recent weeks, the council’s Covid material aid food-box…

  • Inside the aged-care lockdown

    Inside the aged-care lockdown

    A Greater Dandenong Living Treasure has given powerful testimony that she is simply waiting to die in aged care. Merle Mitchell – a community services…

  • 2nd aged-care cluster grows

    2nd aged-care cluster grows

    Covid-19 has infected 13 residents and four staff at a second nursing home in Greater Dandenong. At least 19 cases – including at least two…

  • Free masks by the thousands

    Free masks by the thousands

    A Dandenong fashion store is providing thousands of free reuseable protective masks while its shopfront is closed under stage-4 Covid restrictions. Libas by Perfect Scissors…

  • Keysborough hub stays put

    Keysborough hub stays put

    Eleventh-hour bids have failed to sway Greater Dandenong Council on the location of Keysborough South Community Hub. Despite divided community opinion, the hub will go…

  • Covid-19: Second aged-care outbreak

    Covid-19: Second aged-care outbreak

    Covid-19 has infected residents and staff at a second nursing home in Greater Dandenong as the council area recorded a spike of 20 new daily…

  • Hooked On Scotch retires to stud

    Hooked On Scotch retires to stud

    The career of once in a lifetime sprinter Hooked On Scotch has drawn to a close with a fresh injury curtailing the son of Barcia…

  • Shooting star is soaring

    Shooting star is soaring

    Despite the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, and its associated challenges, Basketball Australia has announced the most recent group of athletes to receive scholarships…

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