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Stolen car torched by tracks
A stolen SUV has been set alight in a Noble Park trackside reserve early on Monday 18 November. Neighbours heard a car horn and then…
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Fare’s unfair, fined $95,000
A tradie has been convicted for illegally demolishing three houses in Noble Park and Springvale. Badaoui Fares, 46, purported to be a registered demolisher when…
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Dandenong unites in stand against family violence
Greater Dandenong Council is continuing its fight to put an end to family violence and break the cycle. Now in its seventh year council hosted…
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Keysborough hub site chosen
After eight years and divided public opinion, Greater Dandenong Council has chosen its preferred site for the Keysborough South Community Hub. The existing dog park…
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Fight for NDIS rights
Cheryl Hilton, the carer of non-verbal 21-year-old twin step-daughters Tegan and Glenys Saffigna, can’t tell you why the National Disability Insurance Agency eventually said yes.…
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Waste incinerator on hold
The proponent of a waste-to-energy plant in Dandenong South remains “fully committed” after Greater Dandenong Council put its approval on hold. The council rescinded its…
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Hat’s off to mayor Jim
Jim Memeti has been returned as Greater Dandenong mayor – but his fourth ascension was anything but certain. In a cliff-hanger vote in the council…
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Tree gives rich harvest
The Christmas Wishing Tree appeal has once again been launched in Dandenong Kmart. The store kicked off the appeal on 13 November with a $429…
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Precinct names shortlisted
Five names have been shortlisted for Springvale’s new under-construction community precinct. The $51.5 million precinct on the site of Greater Dandenong Council’s former offices includes…
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Armed man’s creepy letter drop
An armed man left a creepy, obscene note on a stranger’s front door and then stared at her house from a nearby park bench for…
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Jobs on parole ‘cuts crime’
A jobs program that aims to keep criminal offenders on the straight-and-narrow has been delivering “promising results”, according to the State Government. In Dandenong, Corrections…
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Money launderer set for export
A Hong Kong national will be jailed and then deported for his “middle management” role in a money laundering ring in Springvale. Kit Tang, 42,…
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