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Waste plant clears first VCAT hurdle
A controversial waste-to-energy plant in Dandenong South has been granted planning permit approval by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The proponent Great Southern Waste…
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Go nuts for National Peanut Day
Dandenong Market has gone nuts for National Peanut Day! To mark the nuttiest occasion on the calendar – Sunday 13 September – Dandenong Market joined…
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Home fire in Noble Park Nth
A unit in Lawrence Crescent, Noble Park North has been damaged by fire early on Wednesday, 16 September. Fire Rescue Victoria and CFA crews were…
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Armed intruder’s spree of terror
A Dandenong-raised man who wielded a large knife during a rapid series of aggravated home burglaries has been jailed. Gregory Stephen Duiker, now 41, “terrified”…
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Supermarket resumes ‘normal service’
Woolworths Dandenong Plaza is re-opening for walk-up customers from 7am on Wednesday 16 September. In the past six weeks, the supermarket had operated solely as…
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Covid-19: Testing rates low in hotspots
South East residents are urged to get tested for Covid-19 in response to new outbreaks in Hallam and other Casey suburbs. New pop-up sites will…
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Green area wedges candidates
A key issue in the hotly contested Keysborough South ward is the Green Wedge – the wide agricultural expanse where most voters don’t live. The…
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Waste-plant opponent in the race
Waste-to-energy-plant opponent Ramy El-Sukkari is part of an intriguing three-way battle for Keysborough South Ward in the October council elections. Mr El-Sukkari, a “passionate” Keysborough…
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Covid outbreaks continue in South East
Active clusters are still emerging in the South East, including a link between two family clusters and a Monash Health ward. On 11 September, the…
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Covid costs spiral
Covid-19’s lockdown could tear more than $10 million from Greater Dandenong Council’s bottom line, according to a council report. This significantly outstrips the council’s budgeted…
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Champion for sport remembered
Colin Riddiford shunned the limelight, but the sports stalwart’s name is expected to be emblazoned in lasting tribute at his “second home” at Lois Twohig…
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Kitchen serves growing need
In the depths of Covid-19, parishioners at Dandenong Polish-Australian Seventh Day Adventist Church found a new way to serve the community. For the past three…
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