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Fire threat looms after rains
Danger lies in the healthy grass fed by spring rains, says CFA Assistant Chief Officer for the South East Region Trevor Owen. The lush, tall…
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Masons focus on thermal camera
Keysborough CFA’s bid for a thermal imaging camera has been given a significant helping hand. South Eastern Masonic Centre has donated $4400 towards the purchase…
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Street name for Roz?
A Greater Dandenong councillor has called for a street to be named after his long-standing former colleague Roz Blades. But there is a significant but…
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Child porn principal avoids jail
A former Dandenong-based deputy principal who pleaded guilty to producing and possessing child abuse material has avoided jail. Quentin Paul Smith, 50, had worked at…
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Armed robbers at large
Police remain on the hunt for two offenders involved in an armed robbery of a pokies venue in Police Road Mulgrave last year. Armed Crime…
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Serves of success
Emerson School student Reyhan, picture with a tray of chocolate mousse, provided silver service a community high-tea on 24 October. She was one of teams…
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Tech man with a van aims to connect
“I think this picture literally speaks thousands of words,” says Ashir Ahmed. He’s looking at a photo of a disabled school girl in Pakistan who…
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Study break in the cells
A student spent VCE exam eve in a police cell after being accused of a head-on crash while speeding away from police in Springvale South.…
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Waste-to-energy proponent argues case
Emissions from a proposed waste-to-energy plant in Dandenong South will be “comfortably” compliant with European Union standards, says its proponent. Bill Keating, director of Great…
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School of emergency
You could call it a classroom of life. About 40 students were given rare insight into the lot of emergency services members during a special…
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SRSS acclaim for council
Greater Dandenong Council has been recognised in national awards for its advocacy against welfare cuts to asylum seekers in the community. The council was a…
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$8.8 fines shortfall ‘in hand’
Greater Dandenong Council has clarified that it is expecting to collect much of its $8.8 million in uncollected fines in the wake of State agency…
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