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Sth East’s site for sore eyes
A surge of primary-school-aged students and Afghanistan evacuees are being treated for eye difficulties, according to a Dandenong optometrist. Dee Makadia, the optometry director at…
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Carer hosts clan lab
A man has faced sentence after hosting a clandestine meth lab in his ailing father’s home shed in Doveton. Alexander Ballantyne, 39, had been a…
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Appeal for missing boy
Police are seeking help to find a missing 13-year-old boy. Calen, from Lara, is known to frequent Cranbourne, Doveton, Geelong and Lara, police say. He…
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Dope crop seized in Springvale South
A cannabis crop has been allegedly seized by police during a raid of a Springvale South premises on Tuesday 22 February. Divisional Response Unit officers…
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Warm welcome to Dandenong
A packed Harmony Square in Dandenong welcomed many of the newly-arrived evacuees from Afghanistan that call the South East home. The New Beginnings Community Welcome…
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Workplace toll high in Greater Dandenong
Four people lost their lives at workplaces in Greater Dandenong in 2021 – the equal most in the state, according to WorkSafe data. WorkSafe has…
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SES saviours on the storm frontline
Two years of wild storms have added up to the “busiest years on record” for State Emergency Service Victoria volunteers in Greater Dandenong. The Dandenong-based…
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Get the jump on a community project
Health promotion foundation VicHealth has launched JumpStart! to lift the spirits of kids in Victoria, after two years of tough times. JumpStart! offers community groups…
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Recycled irrigation water flows into Cranbourne Gardens
High-quality recycled water now being used to irrigate the award-winning Australian Garden and plant nursery at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. The $3.25 million project will…
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Six arrested after car chase
Six people have been arrested after an allegedly stolen car was dumped in Dandenong North. The red Toyota Camry was seen speeding by patrolling Victoria…
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Park Hotel detention ‘inhumane’
Greater Dandenong Council will lobby for the immediate release of refugees from Australian hotel detention. It will advocate to Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews and…
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GSO up for sale
Dandenong’s landmark Government Services Office building is up for sale – with hopes for a $170 million-plus price tag. The eight-storey, Six Star Green Star…
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