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Refugee finds home at SES
With a commitment to “give back”, Greater Dandenong SES member Zulfiqar Hydari is a role-model volunteer. Mr Hydari recently featured in a Scanlan Foundation Research…
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Man charged with murder
A man has been charged with the murder of a 26-year-old Springvale woman at a block of units in Noble Park. Emergency services were called…
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Tree law ‘crunch time’ ahead
The second-stage of Greater Dandenong’s policy to boost its vanishing tree coverage has passed, but thornier decisions remain ahead. Councillors unanimously approved its urban forest…
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Dandenong Covid-fine central
More than 1000 on-the-spot fines for breaching Covid directions were handed out in Dandenong in the 2020-’21 financial year, according to the latest official crime…
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Woolworths cleared for ‘gateway’ site
A new Woolworths shopping centre on a former Bunnings site is touted to inject 150 jobs and $20 million into Dandenong’s economy. The 3600-square-metre project…
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Construction to reopen, Covid-safe
Restrictions on the Victorian construction industry will ease from 11.59pm on Monday 4 October, with a Construction Sector Roadmap setting a way forward for the…
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Vaccinations required for authorised workers
The State Government has announced mandatory vaccinations for authorised workers. The announcement was made on Friday 1 October, as ongoing supply of the vaccines was…
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Moderna blitz this weekend
A Moderna walk-in vaccination blitz will be staged in the South East during the weekend in response to soaring Covid case numbers. Monash Health’s south…
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Roses bloom 65 years together
The earth certainly moved for Norman and Joyce Rose on their 65th wedding anniversary. On the day of the milestone on 22 September, a 5.9-magnitude…
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Public hearings into branch-stack claims
A joint anti-corruption investigation is set to launch public hearings into branch-stacking allegations against State MPs and public officials. IBAC and the Victorian Ombudsman have…
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Stabbing death in Noble Park
A 26-year-old woman has died after a reported stabbing at a block of units in Noble Park. Emergency services were called to Kelvinside Road about…
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Finks pair jailed for violent exortion
Two Finks outlaw motorcycle gang members have been jailed over a violent break-in and extortion attempt in Cranbourne West in March 2020. Joshua Phillips, 36,…