News
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Mini bombing spree and a decades-old murder mystery
To mark Dandenong Star Journal’s 160 years of publication, PHILIP SALAMA-WEST is taking a then-and-now look at the people, places and events that have formed…
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Medicinal cannabis stigma weighs on working women
A forum exploring Women’s Health and Cannabis run by the Legalise Cannabis Party brought women together in Frankston. Hosted by South-East Metropolitan MP Rachel Payne,…
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Upcoming rail disruptions in Melbourne’s south-east
There will be disruptions to metropolitan trains on sections of the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines and V/Line trains on the Traralgon and Bairnsdale lines in…
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CCO after ‘devastating’ street-fight injury
A Dandenong-raised man has avoided jail after causing a victim’s profound head injury during a street-fight. Sam Sua pleaded guilty at the Victorian County Court…
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Major Veolia entity pays no tax in 2023-24
Global environmental services giant Veolia paid no corporate tax in 2023–24 under its new Australian holding company, despite earning $1.1 billion in total income, citing…
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No public notice for beefed-up Keysborough Townhouses estate
Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny has fast-tracked a permit for a secretly beefed-up townhouse estate in Keysborough, despite Greater Dandenong Council’s objections. In early June, the…
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Five teens charged after alleged carjack attempt
Five teens have been charged after being allegedly tracked in a stolen car by police and attempting a carjacking in Dingley. Air Wing officers located…
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$15m cannabis crop seized, eight arrests in Devon Meadows
Eight people have been arrested and a $15 million cannabis crop dismantled after police raids in the South East. Springvale Divisional Response Unit officers and…
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Person hospitalised after Eastlink collision
A person was transported to Royal Melbourne Hospital by road after a collision on Eastlink near Oakwood Avenue Noble Park. The collision in the afternoon…
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Charity evicted from material-aid warehouse
A refugee charity founder says he is shocked after his group was evicted from Greater Dandenong Council-owned storage buildings in Noble Park North. After months…
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Accused body-in-fridge killer pushes for dropped charge
An accused killer has asked a magistrate to throw out his murder charge, claiming a young woman could have died from a drug overdose before…
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Car-fire spree in Hampton Park and Noble Park
Five cars were set alight at three different scenes in Hampton Park and Noble Park early on Thursday 9 October, police say. Emergency services were…