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CHO’s slug-gate claim disputed
I Cook Foods has raised new doubts over Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton’s evidence on a notorious live slug to the parliamentary inquiry into the…
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Parking fees not ‘fine’
An online petition has been started by an ex-councillor against Dandenong Hospital’s “excessive” car park fees. Former Greater Dandenong councillor Maria Sampey said student nurses…
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Covid stalls elective surgery
Monash Health’s elective surgery waiting list has ballooned by 21 per cent due to deferrals during the Covid-19 pandemic’s peaks. According to its 2019-’20 annual…
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Dining’s course of caution
Dining in Greater Dandenong’s famous world-food precincts returned in a limited form on Wednesday 28 October. Under the Covid-19 restriction’s Third Step, cafes, restaurants and…
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Local-made boost in Covid
Large construction projects are turning to more locally made products and services due to the impact of Covid-19, the state’s Local Jobs First Commissioner says.…
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Election 2020: Close contests in Keysy South, Springvale South
Keysborough South and Springvale South wards are too close to call after early counting in the Greater Dandenong elections. Greens candidate Rhonda Garad narrowly leads…
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Lunch relief served Mondays
Police officers, Rotarians and parishioners are teaming up to give away about 100 take-away lunches each Monday in Dandenong. Since Covid’s second wave, there’s been…
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$2m reno for St Mary’s
St Mary’s Primary School in Dandenong will receive $2 million in State funding for a long-awaited revamp. The Catholic school’s relentlessly red-brick facade, entrance, offices,…
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Remembrance Day services cancelled
Remembrance Day services on 11 November will not go ahead at Cranbourne and Dandenong cenotaphs due to Covid restrictions. Under current rules, people are confined…
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Springvale hub opens 9 November
Springvale Community Hub and Dandenong libraries are set to open from Covid shutdown on Monday 9 November. Customer service centres at the eagerly anticipated Springvale…
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Election 2020: O’Reilly likely winner
Sean O’Reilly has likely been returned as a Greater Dandenong councillor after securing a majority of votes in Springvale North Ward. With 469 votes remaining…
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Election 2020: Dark and Foster ahead
Sitting councillor Tim Dark and first-time candidate Eden Foster are leading in the early counts for Keysborough and Yarraman wards in the City of Greater…
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