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Operation Kickstand targets rising motorcyclist toll
Victoria Police has announced a road blitz on motorcycle safety following a spike in rider deaths. There have been 35 motorcyclist fatalities this year –…
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Drug driver causes lifelong injury
A drug-addled driver who critically injured a fast-moving, overtaking motorcyclist at a Noble Park North intersection has been sentenced. Peter Murray, 42, pleaded guilty after…
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Last bank withdraws from Lonsdale St
The shutdown of the Bendigo Bank in Dandenong has raised the alarms for seniors using passbook accounts. Its former shopfront on the lower ground of…
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Pair arrested over Springvale gun incident
A pair from Oakleigh have been charged over an alleged firearm incident in Springvale. Police say a man and a woman entered a store on…
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Music teacher’s jail term reduced
A musical director and teacher convicted of child sex assaults as well as more than 20 online child exploitation offences has had his jail term…
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Trio of OAMs celebrated at Dandenong Lodge
A trio of Order of Australia Medal (OAM) recipients from a Dandenong freemasonry lodge have been lauded by their colleagues. Lindsay Tharle, Joy Tharle and…
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Don’t judge Assange: MP
Bruce MP Julian Hill says no one should judge the newly-freed Julian Assange for accepting a plea-deal with the US Government for his imminent return…
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Strip club damaged by suspicious fire
Police are investigating a suspicious fire at the Sin City strip club in central Dandenong. FRV and CFA firefighters were called out to the two-storey…
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Artist talent into career
Turkish migrant Merve Alpay is taking baby steps toward her dream to turn her talent as an artists into a successful career. Ms Alpay specialises…
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Sth East jobs roadmap hits Canberra
A Greater South East Melbourne (GSEM) delegation is set to launch its Jobs and Skills Roadmap at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 26 June.…
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Toxic landfill put on EPA notice
A toxic waste landfill at Taylors Road Dandenong South has been issued three improvement notices by the state’s pollution watchdog. The three notices from EPA…
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$30m of stolen vehicles recovered in South East
Police have recovered more than 1000 stolen vehicles across Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia alone since the start of the year, with several of these vehicles…