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Hunt for hidden Covid-19 cases
Greater Dandenong’s Covid-19 active case numbers have risen to four amid fears that infection numbers are under-reported in the council area. Its numbers rank just…
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Car-seller bashed by Facebook predators
An Endeavour Hills man has been hospitalised after being allegedly bashed outside his home by a carload of males trying to steal his Facebook-posted vehicle.…
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Lotto riches in Springvale
A customer at Springvale Lotto has bought a $740,000-plus prize-winning ticket in a recent TattsLotto draw. The entrant was one of 27 division-one winners across…
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Road rage in Robinson Street
Police are seeking information on a road rage incident in central Dandenong on Monday 15 June. Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives say a 51-year-old…
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No Somyurek ties to council: mayor
Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti says ex-ALP powerbroker and alleged-branchstacker Adem Somyurek has had no direct influence in council affairs. The Star Journal asked if…
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Meng Heang Tak goes to ground
A state MP and former Greater Dandenong mayor has not responded to alleged links to an extensive ALP branchstacking operation. In its recent expose, Nine…
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Whistle-blower slams ‘over-the-top’ shutdown
A City of Greater Dandenong whistle-blower has told a State Parliamentary inquiry that the closure of I Cook Foods by health authorities was “over-the-top” and…
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Slug-gate ‘deliberate’, ‘targeted’
Before she allegedly found a slug in the back corner of I Cook Foods’ factory, a Greater Dandenong environmental health inspector was hunched down in…
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Covid-19 testing ramps up
A drive-through Covid-19 testing station has opened in Dandenong as parts of the South East have been declared no-go zones. With the threat of a…
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Call to fix fatal freeway
Drivers have called for an upgrade of a notorious section of Monash Freeway at Endeavour Hills where a motorist died on Tuesday 16 June. The…
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Health Minister ‘defamed’ me: Cook
I Cook Foods director Ian Cook has accused Health Minister Jenny Mikakos of “effectively defaming” him and his company during a ‘right of reply’ tabled…
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Inquest into Monash shooting begins
A knife-wielding man who was fatally shot by police on the Monash Freeway is not believed to have had a diagnosed mental health issue, a…