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Red-light rider evades police
A speeding motorcyclist has escaped through a red light from Victoria Police officers during morning peak-time. Police say they detected the rider on a light-coloured…
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Servo encounter ends in arrests
Two 18-year-old men have been remanded in custody after police discovered – by chance – a stolen car being filled up at a service station.…
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Police sting uncovers child-abuse video
A man has been jailed after being found with a self-produced child abuse video while arrested as part of a drugs, guns and stolen luxury-cars…
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Wellsprings of Covid ingenuity
Reaching out to the most isolated has been vital – but difficult – for agencies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dandenong-based Wellsprings for Women stands for…
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Call from the darkness
Thursday 14 May was a day where all our world religions were uniting in prayer for healing of our world from the coronavirus. I’m Brian…
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OAM’s ‘promises to keep’
A once-shy child who is now the inspirational leader of Emerson School has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. John Nimon Mooney, 73,…
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One-man ‘crime spree’ in CBD
In one hour, a 26-year-old man has allegedly stole vehicles, attempted car jackings and threatened people with a knife in central Dandenong. The Carrum Downs…
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Free cover for Covid
In a stunning act of generosity, a Springvale South milk bar is giving away boxfuls of protective face-masks. Greater Dandenong councilor Loi Truong, the owner…
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Home alone: new parents offline
First-time mothers say they have been needlessly isolated after the cancellation of mother group meetings by Greater Dandenong Council due to Covid-19. They have questioned…
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Slug-gate probe
A State Parliament inquiry has been launched into the forced closure of commercial caterer I Cook Foods by Greater Dandenong Council and the state’s health…
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Covid testing for those in need
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and Bolton Clarke’s Homeless Persons Program have partnered to deliver Covid-19 testing to some of Dandenong’s most vulnerable community members. Hosted…
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Vandals attack nature reserve
Native trees in Fotheringham Reserve have been felled by vandals, not as a part of weed-reduction works, Greater Dandenong Council has confirmed. Six juvenile River…
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