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Burglars swoop at shower-time
A victim’s wallet has been stolen while he was in the shower during an aggravated burglary in Dandenong, police say. Two women allegedly entered the…
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Living on the edge
Pedestrians may be forced to walk unsafely among traffic due to a 116-townhouse estate being built barely a metre from a busy roadside kerb. The…
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Pool corp cash-splash
City of Greater Dandenong will pour up to $2.1 million into its wholly-owned subsidiary company to oversee its pools and leisure centres in what critics…
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Sandown ‘windfall’ tax welcomed
Greater Dandenong councillor Jim Memeti has welcomed a state government windfall tax that has stalled plans to rezone Sandown Racecourse for a 16,000-resident housing estate.…
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Council push for developer register
Greater Dandenong has taken the “first step” towards a register for councillors to record their contact with property developers and lobbyists. On 15 June, councillors…
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2000 Covid fines in lockdown
Covid breaches were the number-one offence in Greater Dandenong in the past year, according to the latest official crime stats. In the 12 months up…
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Green Wedge home approved
A proposed double-storey home on long-vacant paddocks in Keysborough’s Green Wedge has been given the green light. A majority of City of Greater Dandenong councillors…
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Walker St gallery sale talks
Greater Dandenong Council is considering selling-up the Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre building in Dandenong. A proposal for the sale of the “1-9 Walker…
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$200K lotto win mystery
A mystery winner in Dandenong is yet to claim a $200,000 lottery first-prize drawn on Thursday 17 June. The player, who bought the Lucky Lotteries…
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Drink, drug drivers blitzed
Nearly 50 drink-drivers and drug-drivers have been detected in the South East during a police traffic operation over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. Police in…
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Drug dad grew for profit and pain
An unemployed dad under mortgage stress sought to draw income from a 34-plant cannabis crop at his Springvale South home. Van Chien Nguyen’s 23-kilogram crop…
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Pfizer vaccine halted
Pfizer vaccine bookings have been put on hold at high-volume Covid vaccination centres in Cranbourne and Sandown. In a statement on 14 June, Monash Health…