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Call for council ’Rainbow voice’
Greater Dandenong Council is being urged to catch up with other councils in forming an LGBTIQ advisory committee. The Victorian Pride Lobby is calling for…
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Council cleanout
Greater Dandenong Council’s senior executive ranks are set for dramatic change. Twelve months into the job, chief executive Jacqui Weatherill is poised to restructure the…
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Mulgrave ballot finalised
Mulgrave voters will have a choice of 10 candidates at the Mulgrave by-election. On 2 November, the Victorian Electoral Commission announced that the candidates in…
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Elderly woman seriously injured in Noble Park house fire
Three occupants have been hospitalized, including one in a serious condition, after a house was destroyed by fire in Noble Park. CFA and FRV firefighters…
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Friends’ election rivalry 40 years on
Back in 1983, Narre Warren neighbours Rob Wilson and Ray Bastin weren’t expecting to go head-to-head for their first of many council elections. Both teachers…
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Terrifying treats for locals
One of Casey’s oldest sites became a Halloween heaven for kids and families on Tuesday 31 October. Entertainment on show included an outdoor disco and…
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Road to turmoil
Greater Dandenong Council has been accused of covering up a lack of transparency over a Keysborough road upgrade that is now drawing safety fears. The…
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Driver crashes in police pursuit
A driver fleeing police across several suburbs has crashed into another vehicle in Lynbrook on Wednesday 1 November. The 34-year-old Hampton Park man was arrested…
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Rapist preyed on sleeping teen
A Noble Park North musician who raped a sleeping, intoxicated teen after a party in 2017 has been jailed. Buom Kuoth Bol pleaded guilty at…
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Aspiring cricket promoter avoids jail over $190k fraud
Navishta Desilva claims he felt trapped by “hype and expectation” after promising to bring high-profile international cricketers across to play in a Dandenong-based competition. When…
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Communities share the pain
Bosnian and Herzegovina communities in Greater Dandenong have held a fundraiser for aid relief in Palestine. On Saturday 28 October, Greater Dandenong communities of varied…
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Son stayed with mother’s body after ‘savage’ beating
A young man who savagely bashed his mother and hid out with her dead body will forever be haunted by the knowledge he neglected to…
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