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Covid-19: Vaccine lags, cases grow
Greater Dandenong and Casey continue to lag behind state Covid vaccination rates as active cases grow in the region. The postcodes of Dandenong (14 active…
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Crash driver blows 0.207
An alleged drink-driver at more than four times the blood-alcohol limit has crashed at a Keysborough intersection. The driver of the white Mitsubishi Outlander crashed…
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Townhouse opposition defeated
VCAT has approved 11 townhouses to replace a former nursing home building despite Greater Dandenong Council’s opposition. The double-storey dwellings – a mix of two…
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Pop-up vaccine blitz
Dandenong, Noble Park, Keysborough, Doveton, Hallam and Endeavour Hills are among 100 priority postcodes targeted for a Covid vaccine blitz. Pop-up vaccine hubs will be…
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Silicon Valley push for South East
Under a ‘Buy Australian’ pitch, a South-East manufacturers group is aiming to grow stronger during Covid’s challenges. South East Melbourne Manufactuers Alliance (SEMMA), has also…
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Dandenong heroin ’boss’ jailed
The “boss” of a flourishing heroin-trafficking business in Greater Dandenong has been jailed for six years. Harry Piperias, 48, a father and former baker, pleaded…
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AZ hesitancy stalls rollout
Vaccine hesitancy is being reported from the front-line of Greater Dandenong pharmacies. Pharmacies have been delivering free doses of AstraZeneca since August, with Moderna for…
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Vaccine lag ‘critical’ in Greater Dandenong
Greater Dandenong risks being a “sitting duck” unless it lifts its lagging Covid vaccination rate, a public health researcher says. In a race against time,…
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Bench debate parked
The controversial quest for extra seating in Norine Cox Reserve may now have been laid to rest. Cr Jim Memeti welcomed three new benches into…
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AI helps kids explore reading
A Doveton school has found an innovative way to help its students develop their literacy skills. Holy Family Primary School is using Lexplore, a program…
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Help sought after mum’s tragic death
Family and friends are rallying behind a seven-year-old daughter whose mother suddenly died at home in Doveton. Kristie Noade, 33, had been stricken by type…
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Park hopes shaded
A touted Chain of Parks parkland at a former landfill in Springvale South has been quashed in favour of a controversial 68,000-panel solar farm. On…
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