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High-tech help breaks isolation
Challenges are nothing new for Twanny Farrugia. But the Covid-19 lockdown presents something “really frightening” to the 66-year-old Springvale transplant survivor. “I’m vulnerable due to…
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Covid-19: Market stall closes
A fruit and vegie stall at Dandenong Market has temporarily closed after a person tested Covid-positive. Margheriti Fresh immediately closed, leaving produce on the shelves,…
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Car vandals’ spree in Endeavour Hills
At least seven parked vehicles have been damaged in a night of vandalism across Endeavour Hills. Unknown vandals slashed the cars’ tyres and smashed windows…
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Response to rising need
Help is being delivered to Red Cross as it reports a “significant spike” in families asking for support for the first time during the Covid-19…
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Sky Rail manager jailed
A highly-paid former manager on the Sky Rail project has been jailed for his part in work rorts worth more than $160,000. Kory Oxley, from…
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Covid-19: Active cases plateau
Active cases in the Dandenong 3175 postcode have dipped by nine in the past week, according to Department of Health and Human Services figures. The…
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Search for missing boy
Police are appealing for help to find missing Dandenong boy Zachary Gourley. The 12-year-old left his home in Bess Court on Saturday 1 August about…
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Silverton snares extra wicket
After a public outcry, Silverton Cricket Club has won its bid for new and expanded practice wickets at WJ Turner Reserve. Greater Dandenong Council agreed…
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Bus ‘flasher’ arrested
A man who allegedly flashed a female passenger on a bus in Dandenong has been arrested by police. The 29-year-old Nunawading man is accused of…
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’Driver error’ devastates life
A driver’s “momentary inattention” on Frankston-Dandenong Road has taken a devastating life-long toll on another motorist, a Victorian County Court judge has said. John Henry…
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Covid-19: new cases up, active cases down
Greater Dandenong’s Covid-19 cases have climbed by 15 over the past day, according to the latest department figures. Its cumulative total now stands at 328.…
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Midnight walker carries sawn-off
A male out walking late at night with a sawn-off shot gun, ammunition and meth has been arrested in Noble Park. While on patrol, Frontline…
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