2020
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Deep rescue at skate bowl
A man in his fifties was rescued by emergency crews after falling into a three-metre-deep skate bowl in Noble Park. The man had reportedly broken…
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‘Best mayor’ we never had
Departing councillor Matthew Kirwan could have been “the best mayor we ever had”, according to Greater Dandenong Neighbourhood Watch president Dawn Vernon. In a shock…
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Southern pulls the pin on season
The Southern Football Netball League (SFNL) has cancelled its 2020 senior football season, as well as the senior woman’s football competition, in the wake of…
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Driver charged over cyclist hit-run
A woman has been charged over an alleged hit-run crash that critically injured a cyclist in central Dandenong. The 18-year-old woman from Epping attended a…
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SABA pioneer who dreamed big
OBITUARY YOUSEFF ‘JOE’ ABDUL GHALAINI 10.10.1935-17.6.2020 On 10 October 1935 in Beirut, a Dandenong-based pioneer of the retail industry was born. Youseff Abdul Ghalaini, who…
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Strength from selfless service
The world’s present circumstances are worrying and unpredictable. However, our reactions and mindset to this global pandemic can be within our ability to be controlled.…
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Kirwan quits council
In a bombshell move, Greater Dandenong councillor Matthew Kirwan has shocked colleagues by quitting at the next election in October. In a video posted on…
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Springvale man killed in brawl
Four males were arrested after a Springvale man was stabbed to death in Oakleigh on Monday 29 June. Thomas Tran, 20, died at the scene…
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Speeding teens’ cars impounded
Two teenage drivers face a raft of driving charges after allegedly speeding at up to 138 km/h on Monash Freeway in Dandenong early on Sunday…
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Inspector ‘didn’t touch’ slug
A Greater Dandenong environmental health officer has denied planting a slug on the floor of I Cook Foods’ factory days before it was shut down…
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‘History of listeria’: council
I Cook Foods had alleged long-standing hygiene issues, including past cases of listeria and no listeria management plan, according to Greater Dandenong Council. But the…
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Council ‘baulked’ $1.2m legal bill
Greater Dandenong Council abandoned all 96 charges against Dandenong South factory I Cook Foods and director Ian Cook only to avoid legal costs of up…
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