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Pop-up food markets as food relief
The State Government has delivered much-needed food relief to some of Melbourne’s most vulnerable through suburban pop-up food markets. The pop-up markets provided a mix…
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Poverty funding ‘unsustainable’
A support service has had to dip deep into its own funds in the face of growing levels of poverty in the South East. At…
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Brush with success
Micro Business Award Big Little Brush Sponsor: Star News Group A social enterprise selling eco-friendly toothbrushes is donating half its profits towards health programs in…
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New Strategy to help Dandenong from poverty
Greater Dandenong City Councillors have endorsed the Anti-Poverty Strategy 2022-25, which sought to address the complex issues of poverty in the community. The Strategy was…
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Williams signs defaced
Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams’s election signs have been targeted in repeated vandalism attacks. Images of Ms Williams’s face have been obliterated on up to nine…
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Fatal shooting affray charge
A man has been charged over an alleged brawl following a fatal shooting in Noble Park three months ago. The 38-year-old man was arrested by…
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Driver arrested after Sth East chase
A driver has been arrested after fleeing from police across the South East on Friday 24 October. Police say they tried to intercept a silver…
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Breskin peddles cleaner network
Greens Upper House candidate for South-East Metropolitan Alex Breskin used last week’s Metropolitan Transport Forum held at Bunjil Place to put forward his vision for…
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TAC limbo for asylum seeker
Life changed forever for Yacoub Alfakay when he crossed at pedestrian lights in central Dandenong three years ago. Mr Alfakay, of Dandenong, was struck down…
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Groups score Local Living grants
The State Government has unveiled more than $363,000 of Living Local grants for Greater Dandenong on the eve of the State election. Heading the list…
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$959K boost for Noble Park
The rare chance to write and record songs with Mushroom Group is among the latest $959,000 round of Noble Park Suburban Revitalisation projects. The eight…
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History repeated itself
To celebrate 100 years of RACV Alpine Trail, 48 of Australia’s oldest and rarest motor vehicles left RACV Noble Park for a nine day event…