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Arrest ends Airwing backyard chase
Police officers chased down a man fleeing from an allegedly stolen vehicle into backyards near Glenwood Road, Springvale. The vehicle was followed from Corrigan Road,…
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Covid-19: aged-care cluster surges
A Dandenong North aged care home’s Covid-19 outbreak has spread to 106 residents, staff and contacts. The reported cluster surged by 13 cases in the…
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Man injured in highway crash
A driver has been seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash into a tree beside South Gippsland Highway, Dandenong South. Victoria Police officers gave first aid…
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Youth views sought for survey
Young people in Dandenong are being asked to share their views and experiences in Mission Australia’s Youth Survey 2020. Mission Australia is urging young people…
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I Cook closure ‘fair, consistent’: Bennie
Despite a Parliamentary inquiry’s damning criticisms, Greater Dandenong Council says it treated I Cook Foods in a “fair and consistent manner”. The inquiry found the…
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No finding on ‘slug-gate’
A Parliamentary inquiry has been unable to conclude whether a slug was planted by a council inspector in I Cook Foods’ Dandenong South kitchen. The…
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Cook denies listeria ‘history’
I Cook Foods owner Ian Cook has accused Greater Dandenong Council of “profoundly misleading” a Parliamentary inquiry into his business’s forced closure. At the inquiry…
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Outlook outbreak soars to 93
Recorded Covid-19 cases at Outlook Gardens aged care home have soared to 93 residents, staff and contacts. The numbers jumped by 22 infections on Saturday…
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Mask ‘shortage’ hits vulnerable
South East Business Networks has issued an urgent call-out for more than 5000 disposable face masks to Greater Dandenong’s most vulnerable. The call comes after…
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Second hearing on waste plant
Greater Dandenong Council will lodge an appeal against the EPA’s approval of a proposed waste-to-energy plant in Ordish Road, Dandenong South. The council announced it…
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Scenes of solitude
Greater Dandenong’s shopping districts have rarely been eerier during the day than after the stage-4 Covid lockdown struck on 3 August. Photographers STEWART CHAMBERS and GARY SISSONS…
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Funds needed for food relief: mayor
Greater Dandenong Council will extend its Covid-19 relief program in response to the pandemic’s continuing impact. Mayor Jim Memeti said the council would need to…
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