2020
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Courts open but cases on hold
“Non-urgent” matters at Victorian Magistrates’ Courts will be adjourned for up to three months as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. In a bid to…
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Heroes chase masked robbers
A woman has been manhandled and robbed by two masked males while out walking in mid-afternoon in Noble Park. The 29-year-old victim from Noble Park…
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A world of friends
The well-travelled Bernard Vancuylenburg’s worldly interests don’t only span five languages but millennias of history. For two decades, the 76-year-old multilinguist has volunteered as an…
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Williams gains Aboriginal Affairs
Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams has been handed an extra portfolio after the retirement of the Government’s former Legislative Council leader Gavin Jennings. Ms Williams will…
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Covid-19 crackdown to ’save lives’
A 500-strong police ‘coronavirus’ taskforce and a shut-down of “non-essential“ services has been announced in a bid to “save lives“ during the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
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Corona cuts?
A rates freeze or a stimulus package? Greater Dandenong councillors are tossing around options to cushion ratepayers from an anticipated economic recession during the COVID-19…
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Latest on Covid-19
Today’s Covid-19 update: · Victoria will proceed over the next 48 hours to implement a shutdown of all non-essential activity across the state to combat…
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Reading challenge kicks off
The annual Premier’s Reading Challenge was launched on Wednesday 18 March, challenging young people to increase their literacy by reading more books. Students in years…
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Garden still open for business
While large public gatherings have been cancelled, the Springvale Community Garden is still open for visitors. Unfortunately, the community open day scheduled for 21 March…
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Charities call for crisis help
Local organisations on the frontline of helping the most vulnerable are changing their practises as part of the response to Covid-19. And they’re anticipating extra…
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‘Dangerous’ corner a trucking nightmare
When a truck took out a power pole next to her house last week, the sound was so loud that Paraskevi Petridis thought a bomb…
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Councillors in lockdown
Some Greater Dandenong councillors have gone into lockdown as part of coronavirus precautions. Cr Peter Brown has bunkered down at home with COVID-19-like symptoms, while…
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