2020
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True Detective and Last Hurrah in form
True Detective and Last Hurrah have opened as equal favourites for Thursday’s McKenna Memorial final after a particularly entertaining set of heats late last week.…
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Unlicensed driver shows tell-tale sign
An unlicensed driver with an allegedly home-made rear number plate ‘NOREGO’ caught the interest of Victoria Police officers in Springvale. Police drove past the vehicle…
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Plea for missing Dandenong man
Police are seeking help to find missing Dandenong man Dung Nguyen. The 53-year-old was last seen in Keshava Grove about 4pm on Sunday 5 July.…
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Hallam ‘hotspot’ cools
Hallam has been removed as a declared hotspot by health authorities, but infection cases continue to rise in Casey and Grater Dandenong. In the week…
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Hub of conjecture
Residents are loudly and passionately calling for changes to the draft design of Keysborough South Community Hub. Eighty-nine public submissions have been received by Greater…
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New FRV regime at three stations
Dandenong, Hallam and Springvale CFA fire brigades are part of the newly-formed Fire Rescue Victoria. FRV is an amalgamation of CFA paid officers and paid…
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Historic garden saved by $2.6m council bid
With a $2.625 million splash of cash, Greater Dandenong Council has intervened to save 4830-square-metres of canopied parkland. The council beat a flurry of bids…
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Pitch for the smart, engaged vote
Public health researcher and council election candidate Rhonda Garad is no stranger to crisis. Dr Garad is standing as effectively the replacement candidate for the…
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Covid-killing copper innovation
Imagine a material that can kill SARS CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19, on contact. Now imagine that material coating high-contact surfaces in buildings and businesses…
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The web we weave sounds exquisite
School holidays can be tricky in a time of physical distancing. But a new, interactive virtual activity aims to bridge those physical gaps and fill…
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Cafe’s raffle goes viral
A Keysborough cafe owner may be able to succeed – albeit on a small scale – where the much-lamented COVID SAFE app has failed. Trung…
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Serial armed-robber awaits deportation
An ice-fuelled armed robber who held up taxi drivers and a retail worker at knifepoint in Dandenong and Doveton in mid-2016 will be deported to…
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