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$700K crime-fighting fund
A State $700,000 fund will support grass-roots crime prevention projects in Greater Dandenong. Crime Prevention Minister Natalie Hutchins, Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams, Keysborough MP Martin…
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’Toxic’ faction feud reignited
Former ALP powerbroker Adem Somyurek says he and Premier Daniel Andrews initiated a 2002 peace deal to end the party’s branch-stacking war in the south…
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Teens trashed house
A Keysborough 14-year-old is among 15 teenagers arrested over allegedly trashing an unoccupied home in Aspendale Gardens. The house had been broken into and extensively…
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Bikie extortion raids
Three men have been charged with an alleged extortion linked to the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle gang. Echo Taskforce detectives charged the men after raiding a…
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Premier ’red shirts rort’ claims
Premier Daniel Andrews has been explosively accused of prior knowledge of the ALP’s $388,000 ‘red shirts’ rort at an IBAC inquiry. South Eastern Metropolitan MP…
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Widespread deceptions
Police are seeking alleged swindlers who have bought $22,000-plus of goods with stolen credit card numbers in Keysborough and other parts of Melbourne. The men…
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Greater Dandenong tops 80% double-vax
Greater Dandenong’s Covid double-vax rate has surpassed 80 per cent, according to latest official data. As of 8 November, 81.5 per cent of residents 16-and-over…
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Orange dawn
A new welcoming hub for family violence services in Dandenong and the South East is set to open its ‘orange door’ today (Tuesday 9 November).…
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Flash flood chaos hits city
Three children were rescued from deep floodwaters after a dramatic downpour on Saturday afternoon (6 November). The trio were stranded in a submerged vehicle under…
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Remembrance Day respects
Remembrance Day services are set to go ahead at Dandenong and Noble Park RSLs on 11 November. The services at the sub-branches’ outdoor memorials will…
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VC hero’s story revealed
For the first time, the story of Victoria Cross recipient Kevin ‘Dasher’ Wheatley is finally being told. Berwick author Michael Madden is the first to…
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Dasher’s ‘magnificent courage’
Michael Madden’s voice wavers when he recounts Kevin ‘Dasher’ Wheatley VC’s final act of supreme sacrifice and courage. “It’s really hard to speak about what…