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Boulevard works start
Works are set to start on the first stage of the Springvale Boulevard “gateway” project. The $6 million first stage involves a full streetscape upgrade…
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Armed ice dealer jailed
An ice trafficker who stashed a loaded sawn-off shotgun in the front of a stolen ute has been sentenced at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court. Dylan Markovic,…
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Appeal for missing man
Police are appealing for public assistance to help find a missing Dandenong man. Ricardo, 49, was last seen at Dandenong Hospital on David Street, Dandenong…
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I Cook whistleblower settles with council
A whistleblower in the I Cook Foods ‘slug gate’ saga has reached a confidential workers-comp settlement with her former employer Greater Dandenong Council. Kim Rogerson,…
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Leisure managers axed
Greater Dandenong Council has dumped the managers of its basketball stadiums and pools. The council has decided not to renew the contracts of YMCA and…
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Students pay respects
Killester College VCAL students staged an Anzac commemoration at a neighbouring school on 23 April. Brendan Kincade, vice-president of Vietnam Veterans Association of Victoria, was…
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Slug-gate review
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton has ordered a review into a police investigation that dismissed allegations of a corrupt forced shutdown of I Cook…
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Mates celebrate belated honours
In what’s believed to be an RSL first, national service medals simply sent in the mail have been presented to veterans in a formal ceremony…
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Anzac Day marches back
The march was back. Anzac Day returned with much of its ceremony at Noble Park RSL on 18 April. Last year, Anzac Day services were…
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Proud of family’s service
Mayor Angela Long proudly wore her father’s military service medals at the Noble Park RSL Anzac Day ceremony on 18 April. The medals have been…
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Police pounce on ‘rebirthed’ cars
Three people have been arrested as part of a joint police operation that seized about $600,000 of allegedly stolen and rebirthed vehicles on Wednesday 21…
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Kitchen up in smoke
Fire crews hosed down a kitchen fire in Jindabyne Avenue, Dandenong North. About 12 FRV firefighters responded to a triple-0 call, arriving at the house…