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Family pain remains 30 years on
It was just a few weeks after Sean Millane won the 1991 VFA premiership with Dandenong. It should have been the best time of his…
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Covid-19: Keysborough school Tier 1
A Keysborough school has been added to the state’s Tier 1 Covid exposure sites. An infected case attended Mount Hira College at 185 Perry Road…
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‘God speaks’ with a tremor
St Mary’s Parish priest Brendan Lane was just commenting on the online service’s “technical” difficulties when earth tremors started. Then the camera’s jitters became a…
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Earthquake shakes region
Greater Dandenong appears to have escaped significant damage by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake this morning, according to early reports. According to Geoscience Australia, the epicentre…
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Four Tier 1 exposures at hospital
A fourth Covid Tier 1 exposure event has been recorded at Dandenong Hospital’s emergency department waiting room in the past two weeks. The latest infected…
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Covid-19: Vaccines at Springvale hall
A five-day Covid pop-up vaccine clinic will be unveiled in Springvale in a bid to bridge Greater Dandenong’s vaccination gap. Springvale City Hall’s supper room…
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Journey’s pain
In 2020, Star News Group journalist Danielle Kutchel was the recipient of a Melbourne Press Club Michael Gordon Fellowship for social justice journalism. In a…
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Hospital tier 1 Covid site
Dandenong Hospital’s emergency waiting room has been listed as a Tier 1 Covid exposure site, as active cases steeply rise. Members of the public in…
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HomeCo truck detour plan
Heavy vehicles will be redirected as part of a safety review into a controversial townhouse project in Keysborough. The council’s review into safety concerns at…
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Townhouses on school land rejected
Greater Dandenong councillors have rejected a “massive overdevelopment” of townhouses proposed on 1.7-plus hectares of former school land in Springvale South. Paragon Development Group proposed…
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Aldi site leased to Market
An Aldi supermarket site is set to be leased to Dandenong Market for a peppercorn rate, as part of a Greater Dandenong Council proposal. At…
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Hoon spectators charged
Three men have been charged over obstructing police at a crowded hoon event in Lynbrook four months ago. Police had observed a Holden Commodore dropping…