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Accused gunman denied bail over risk to community
An accused gunman has been denied bail after allegedly shooting another man during an altercation, leaving the victim with shotgun pellets in his heart and…
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Man charged over Dandenong shooting
A man has been charged over an alleged non-fatal shooting of another man in Dandenong on Monday 26 February. A 25-year-old victim from Officer suffered…
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Kids, get moving in March
Students are being urged to get walking, riding or scooting to school in March as part of the popular Get Active Get Moving campaign. Schools…
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Man charged after ‘vehicle rebirthing’ raid in Dandenong South
Police have charged a man after allegedly seizing a stolen vehicle and more than 40 cloned number plates during a raid of a factory in…
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Drivers nabbed on the phone
Undercover traffic police have helped nab more than 60 drivers on their phones in a two day operation in the South East. As part of…
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Road worker fatally hit in Dandenong North
A traffic controller has died in hospital after a collision in Dandenong North on Tuesday 27 February. WorkSafe and Victoria Police were investigating after a…
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SEMMA salvo against land tax
Dandenong manufacturers are part of an advocacy group’s fierce campaign calling for the State to stop “gouging“ them with spiralling land tax rises. South East…
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Illegal recycler spared conviction
A man who ran several illegal waste transfer stations in Greater Dandenong and left landowners with clean-up bills totalling more than $100,000 has been fined…
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Nature-strip stand-off – who cuts the grass?
It’s an age-old question: who’s responsible for mowing the nature strip – the resident or the council? According to Greater Dandenong Council’s website, “nature strips…
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Snakes alive in Bypass’s uncut grasses
For long-suffering residents near Dandenong Bypass, the grass is longer – if not greener – on the other side of their fences. Diana Thurbon, of…
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Truckie killed in concrete yard
A 52-year-old truck driver has died in a workplace accident at a Dandenong South concrete yard on Saturday 24 February. The driver had been unloading…
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Man in hospital after shooting outside funeral home
A man has been taken to hospital after he was shot during an altercation outside a funeral home in Melbourne’s southeast. Victoria Police found the…