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‘What are you watching?’: New campaign targets child-abuse material
A new campaign delivers a blunt warning to viewers of child abuse material (CAM) – you stand to lose everything. The ‘What Are You Watching’…
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Meeting video cleaned of ‘pop-up’ intrusion
Video of Greater Dandenong’s council meeting last week was temporarily off-limits. The council pulled the video from its YouTube channel soon after the 27 October…
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Mayor rejects workplace-probe vote
A second attempt for an independent probe into Greater Dandenong Council’s workplace culture has been blocked from being tabled. Mayor Jim Memeti cited the Local…
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Parking meters in Springvale, not Dandenong Hospital
Street parking near Dandenong Hospital will remain free of charge, but Greater Dandenong Council still plans to roll out meters in central Springvale despite expected…
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Clyde man jailed over Air BnB clan lab
A Clyde landscaper has been jailed for up to five years over his role at a clandestine meth lab at an Air BnB rental in…
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Businesses dumped with clean-up tab
Greater Dandenong Council has ordered a small business body corporate in Springvale to clean-up strangers’ rubbish dumped at its private car park or cop a…
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Study franks media’s vital role
At a time when misinformation spreads quickly and trust in institutions is under pressure, public interest journalism remains one of the last safeguards of accountability…
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Teens plead not guilty to Lyndhurst murder charges
A trio of teenage men have pleaded not guilty to an alleged murder of a Clyde man at a Lyndhurst shopping centre this year. Nhial…
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Man charged over Doveton shooting
A man has been charged over a non-fatal alleged shooting into a car in Doveton on Thursday 30 October. Emergency services were called to reports…
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Drive-thru drink-driver asleep at the wheel
An alleged drink-driver has been arrested after being found asleep at the wheel at a restaurant drive-through in Dandenong, police say. The Toyota Camry’s ignition…
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Teen’s alleged killer loses bid to have case thrown out
An accused killer has lost his bid to have the case against him thrown out, with a magistrate instead committing him to stand trial over…
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Buddhist monk taken into custody after guilty verdicts
The head monk of a Keysborough Buddhist temple has been remanded into custody after a jury convicted him of 17 child sexual abuse charges. Naotunne…












