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Hill defends migration
Bruce MP and assistant minister Julian Hill has taken aim at critics of Australia’s migration levels. In a speech to a national migration conference on…
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Smoke warning after recycler’s fire
Firefighters have battled a large rubbish fire at a recycling waste facility in Dandenong South on Sunday evening (12 October). Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) was…
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Principal ‘wrapped’ to feed worthy cause
Dandenong Primary School’s principal took on a fun sandwich wrapping competition as part of a campaign to ensure students have lunch at schools. With a…
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Staggering ED wait times for mental health patients
People with mental health issues are facing staggering wait times at hospital emergency departments as their only option. According to official Victorian Agency for Health…
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Working for success
A South East man with an intellectual disability is juggling a variety of employment thanks to organisations like Wallara and Wintringham. Camilo and his family…
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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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