News
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Burial ground ‘heightens’ flood risk
A proposed cemetery near Dandenong Creek would have to be raised about nine metres to withstand potential floodwaters, says a local flood historian. Alan Hood…
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What’s On
Harmony Week Armada Dandenong Plaza will display handprint artwork to highlight ‘everybody belongs’ as part of its Harmony Week celebrations. On average two languages are…
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Sandown leads the vax race
Sandown Racecourse Vaccination Centre is the busiest state-run Covid vaccination centre in Victoria. The centre in Springvale has administered 468,000 doses from when it opened…
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Walk for life
A brave and bereaved Cranbourne father is setting foot to Canberra and Sydney – a solo 1000-kilometre trek to meet Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.…
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Wetlands cemetery objections: Bennie
Greater Dandenong Council has raised several “causes of concern” with the State Government about a controversial plan for a cemetery on Dandenong Creek floodplains. Chief…
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Pedestrian killed in Noble Park
A man has been killed after being struck by a car on Heatherton Road, Noble Park. The man had been attempting to cross the road…
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Accused kidnapper again fails to front court
A man charged with kidnapping a baby boy in Keysborough has failed to appear for a court bail hearing two days in a row. Dean…
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1100 turn out to reuse and recycle
Greater Dandenong City Council held a reuse and recycle day on Saturday 26 February. The event provided an opportunity for the council’s waste services team…
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$100K bill for rail cable theft
Thieves caused more than $100,000 in damage and lost materials when they stripped cabling from the railway line near Sandown Park station on 1 March,…
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Man arrested after dramatic police chase
A man is facing nearly 60 charges after a dramatic chase across the South East on Friday 25 February. The 42-year-old allegedly fled in a…
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$1.7m stolen-car racket wrecked
A Noble Park man and Bangholme man are among several arrests as a result of an alleged stolen vehicle racket at second-hand dealers, car wrecking…
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Accused baby kidnapper ‘isolated with Covid’
A man charged with stealing a car and kidnapping a baby boy inside the vehicle in Keysborough yesterday has Covid-like symptoms, a court has heard.…