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Food delivery cyclist stabbed in daylight robbery
A woman remains on the run from police after a group of three held up a food delivery cyclist at knifepoint in Endeavour Hills. During…
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Drug raid in Doveton
About $48,000 of cannabis plants have been seized during a police raid on a Doveton premises. Officers from the SD3 Frontline Tactical Unit discovered 24…
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Support shown for sensory garden
CMV Groups Staff Foundation donated $2500 to Wallara on Friday 1 February, which will fund the upgrade of their High Support Sensory Garden at their…
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Drug drivers caught
Just after 7pm on Friday February 1, members from Casey Highway Patrol intercepted a Ford Falcon ute on Hallam South in Hallam after the registration…
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Probe on petrol theft
Springvale Police are investigating a theft that occurred at a service station in Keysborough South on 31 January. Police believe that at approximately 7:45am a…
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Driver refuses to stop
Police are investigating an incident that occurred in Doveton on 27 January. At approximately 4:50pm police observed a red Holden VY ute in Cootamundra Street,…
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IVO group ‘not OK’
A Dandenong law firm has been embarrassed by a staff member’s Facebook group targeting men served with intervention orders. Under the motto of ‘Look Up…
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Leading the way to peace
A police officer formerly overseeing Dandenong is helping bring together young leaders in Melbourne’s South Sudanese community for peace. Superintendent Charles Allen, on leave from…
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Award spotlights hidden problem
Kim Culpin says her recent City of Greater Dandenong Leadership Award is a chance to elevate homelessness from under the carpet. Up until recently, the…
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Patients ‘at risk’ during clinic blackout
An Endeavour Hills medical centre spent five days ‘off the hook’ due to what appears to be a telecommunications bungle. Dr Richard Weston, of Raymond…
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Fireworks policy a ‘fizzer’?
Residents fear that the unannounced shock of fireworks events will continue despite a tightening of Greater Dandenong Council’s policy. At a meeting on 29 January,…
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Rare-disease charity awarded
Hallam-based charity SMA Australia has been awarded for its life-changing advocacy efforts at the Holt Australia Day Awards. The organisation provides care for Australians living…