News
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Council endorses CEO reign
Greater Dandenong Council is set to re-appoint its long-serving chief executive John Bennie beyond 2020, without advertising the position. On 9 December, councillors unanimously resolved…
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Neighbour raped in her home
A man has been jailed for up to 11 years after breaking into a former neighbour’s house in Doveton and repeatedly raping her. Amith Warnakulasuriye,…
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Appeal to find missing 77yo man
Police are seeking to find a missing 77-year-old Keysborough man. Ronald Jayetileke had been last seen at his home about 5pm on Tuesday 10 December.…
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Teens accused of attempted cop car-jacking
Two teenagers have been arrested over a one-night spree of alleged aggravated burglaries and an attempted car jacking of an unmarked police car in Keysborough.…
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‘Over-development’ support
A planning loophole has allowed for a controversial four-storey high-density residential complex at 220 Chapel Road, Keysborough. Greater Dandenong Council unanimously supported the 21 townhouses…
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Police investigate Dandenong death
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a 67-year-old woman whose body was found at a home in Brady Road, Dandenong North. Emergency services…
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Teen girl robbed in Dandenong
A 13-year-old girl has been allegedly robbed by a woman while walking in central Dandenong. Police say the robber approached and tried to snatch a…
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Bag snatch thief sought
Greater Dandenong CIU detectives have released images as part of their investigation into an alleged purse snatch in Noble Park. An unknown male approached the…
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Waste plant revealed
Critics have slammed a short public submission period for a waste-to-energy plant in Dandenong South ending soon after the Christmas-New Year holiday period. The formal…
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Dancers deck the village
Students of Emerson School and residents of Dandenong Valley Village Mews Retirement Village are dancing away the line that divides younger and older generations. A…
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Drink driver devastates a family
A drunk and speeding P-plate driver who ran a red light and catastrophically crashed into another motorist at Springvale Junction has been sentenced to youth…
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Trespasser dies after fight
Police are seeking further information on a street fight and death of a 37-year-old man in Dandenong North. Ahmet Gezer, of no fixed address, died…