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Get on board at Keysborough CFA
Keysborough CFA’s busy fire brigade needs more volunteers to join the ranks. The Chapel Road station’s 39 members, including 24 operational firefighters, respond to about…
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Home invasion victim out cold
A Doveton home invader who helped severely bash a resident unconscious in their Lynbrook home has been jailed. Danny Simic, 41, pleaded guilty at the…
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Concerns over $101m proposal
Objectors have raised concern about a proposed redevelopment of the historic former Iveco Trucks site at 7 Princes Highway, Dandenong South. Last year, Industry Superfunds-backed…
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Plans for ‘killer’ heatwaves
A ‘Prepare for Heatwave-Emergency Management Exercise’ is set on Tuesday 19 September ahead of expected ‘never seen before’ scorching summer temperatures. The event held at…
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Clubs score $6m pavilion
A $6 million sports pavilion has been unveiled at Thomas Carroll Reserve in Dandenong. The WJ Crowe Pavilion will be a female-friendly and accessible home…
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Police Paddocks future up for comment
Community consultation has started on a masterplan to rejuvenate the historic Dandenong Police Paddocks Reserve. An online survey has opened for the public to help…
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Young athlete sets new standards
In a first for Emerson School, a student has sprinted up the ranks in inter-school athletics. Year 8 student, Omal Theodoro, 14, represented his specialist…
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Healthy boost for Hazara vaccine rates
The South East’s Hazara community is being targeted in an innovative promotion to lift Covid-19 vaccine booster rates. Data shows that linguistically and culturally diverse…
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Scores seek bills relief
The mounting pressure of cost of living in Greater Dandenong has prompted a community relief group to hold a ‘Bring your Bills Day’. About 150…
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Man charged over alleged crophouse
A 47-year-old man has been arrested by police at an alleged cannabis crophouse in Hampton Park. Divisional Response Unit police arrived with a search warrant…
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Fire engulfs Springvale ‘squat-house’
A recently-sold house in Virginia Street Springvale has been engulfed in fire on Wednesday morning, 13 September. For more than an hour, twenty-nine FRV and…
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Toxic waste operator fined
The operator of Dandenong South’s toxic waste dump has been fined by EPA Victoria for a reporting breach. Veolia Recycling and Recovery Pty Ltd had…
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