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I Cook inquiry extended
Former Health Minister Jenny Mikakos has been listed to front an extended inquiry into the closure of Dandenong South commercial caterer I Cook Foods. The…
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Covid-19: Hospital, clinics listed
An ultrasound clinic, two GP clinics, a hospital waiting area and a pharmacy have been added to a growing list of Covid exposure sites. Meanwhile,…
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Closure ‘double standard’: I Cook
I Cook Foods director Ian Cook has told an inquiry that his company was destroyed by health authorities despite “unequivocal proof” of its innocence. ICF…
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Slug was ‘planted’: whistleblower
A whistle-blower witnessed Greater Dandenong officers “doctoring” a photo of a slug as they prepared charges against I Cook Foods, a Parliamentary inquiry has heard…
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Covid-19: Dandenong Hospital exposed
Dandenong Hospital’s childrens ward and Ward North 1 have been named as Tier 2 exposure sites. The wards were attended by an infected case between…
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Agencies call for refugee action
Dandenong support agencies are joining the call for more “compassion” for refugees from crisis-hit Afghanistan. Wellsprings for Women has written to federal MPs calling for…
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Local heroes announced
Six local heroes from the south east have been named finalists in Westfield Fountain Gate’s Local Heroes awards. Nominated finalists from 42 Westfield centres now…
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Hazara fears rise ahead of deadline
South-East families have had their fears for loved ones in Afghanistan further rocked by terror bomb blasts outside Kabul International Airport. The Australian evacuation mission…
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South East vaccine rate lags
Greater Dandenong’s Covid vaccination rate is lagging behind other parts of Victoria, according to official stats. As of the ABS data on 27 August, 43…
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Pair charged over dope crop
Two men have been arrested at an alleged cannabis crop house in Keysborough. Police were called to the Wooltana Road property after a man was…
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Aged home bans ‘above the law’
A former Greater Dandenong councillor has accused a nursing home of acting “above the rules” with an indefinite Covid ban on her visiting her 99-year-old…
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Honour for Games inspiration
It’s been a Paralympics like no other. And especially memorable for seven-time Paralympian Danni Di Toro. The 46-year-old was given the rare honour of carrying…
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