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Homes too close to toxic industry: mayor
Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti says the council’s industrial-2 zone for the most hazardous industries should be moved out of residential suburbs. His comments come…
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EPA approves waste-to-energy
A controversial waste-to-energy plant in Dandenong South has been granted works approval by the state’s pollution watchdog Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA). The applicant Great…
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Cover for new Covid spike
Mask wearing will become mandatory as Melbourne’s alarming Covid-19 spike spreads into Greater Dandenong and the South East. After weeks of little infection, Greater Dandenong…
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Waste-to-energy misses the cut
A proposed waste-to-energy plant in Dandenong South has failed to make the shortlist in a 16-council consortia’s tendering for advanced waste solutions in Melbourne’s South…
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Council wish-list for jobs recovery
Greater Dandenong Council will lobby for ‘Covid-19 recovery’ funding for “shovel ready” infrastructure projects in parks and reserves. The list comes on the back of…
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Teen charged with Oakleigh murder
A Dandenong teenager has been charged with murder over the alleged stabbing of a 20-year-old Thomas Tran in Oakleigh in June. The 18-year-old accused was…
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Covid-19: more active cases in Dandenong
Greater Dandenong has 18 active cases of Covid-19, an increase of eight on the previous day. It brings the local government area’s cumulative confirmed case…
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Local artistic flora-ish needed
The City of Greater Dandenong is encouraging local artists to explore the beauty of the natural world through a new exhibition, Flora, set to debut…
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No halt to council elections: mayor
Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti has dismissed calls to postpone October’s council elections due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Municipal Association of Victoria has called…
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Phone support for court users
Court Network has announced the operation of its new telephone service to help vulnerable and distressed court users navigate the court system in Victoria and Queensland. The…
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Teacher bailed on child-porn charges
A former teacher who worked at several South East schools has been charged with producing child abuse material. Timothy Patrick Cordova, 25, of Rowville, was…
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‘Poor’ prospects for two-punch killer
Twelve days after being released from prison, an impulsive man with a violent history inflicted a fatal blow during a drunken fight outside Dandenong Plaza.…
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