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Rider seriously injured
A 72-year-old cyclist has been seriously injured after colliding with a car in Noble Park North on Saturday 17 July. The Mulgrave man was reportedly…
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Massive fire engulfs greenhouse
A flower grower’s under-construction greenhouse in Thompsons Road, Lyndhurst was consumed by fire on Saturday 17 July. A compartment in the 5000-square-metre greenhouse containing building…
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Nukes still not ‘local issue’
Greater Dandenong Council has voted down an anti-nuclear weapons motion for a second time, despite supporting the issue at a national conference last month. More…
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‘Don’t take my Dad’
A desperate Doveton family is in a last-ditch legal battle to remain together in Australia. At stake is not only the fate of husband, dad…
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Cheers for jughouse heritage move
Noble Park’s famous ‘jug house’ could be set to be preserved forever. Greater Dandenong Council has started the process of potentially protecting the house with…
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Sales pitch for ‘expired’ gallery
The first steps for the sell-off of Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre have formally started. City of Greater Dandenong will open public submissions on…
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Childless hub ‘on the table’
Proponents are “shocked” and “angered” that a future Dandenong Community Hub may not cater for children. To date, Greater Dandenong council’s community services director Martin…
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Nashos’ drive to do good
Hundreds of Christmas gifts have been collected for charity as part of a toy drive by the National Servicemen’s Association South-East branch. The ‘nashos’, many…
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Highway closed for bridge works
South Gippsland Highway will be closed for 22 days as part of the finishing touches of a level-crossing removal project at Dandenong South. During the…
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Truckie’s boss to stand trial
The supervisor of a drug-impaired truck driver who fatally crashed into four police officers on the Eastern Freeway has been committed to trial for manslaughter.…
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Man charged in ‘drug’ raid
A Noble Park man has been charged after police raided a house on Corrigan Road on 14 July. Dandenong Frontline Tactical Unit police say they…
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65 plants seized in crop houses raid
A Springvale man has been arrested after police raided a pair of cannabis grow houses in Clayton and Springvale. Caulfield Divisional Response Unit detectives seized…