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Greater Dandenong tops 80% double-vax
Greater Dandenong’s Covid double-vax rate has surpassed 80 per cent, according to latest official data. As of 8 November, 81.5 per cent of residents 16-and-over…
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Orange dawn
A new welcoming hub for family violence services in Dandenong and the South East is set to open its ‘orange door’ today (Tuesday 9 November).…
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Flash flood chaos hits city
Three children were rescued from deep floodwaters after a dramatic downpour on Saturday afternoon (6 November). The trio were stranded in a submerged vehicle under…
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Remembrance Day respects
Remembrance Day services are set to go ahead at Dandenong and Noble Park RSLs on 11 November. The services at the sub-branches’ outdoor memorials will…
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VC hero’s story revealed
For the first time, the story of Victoria Cross recipient Kevin ‘Dasher’ Wheatley is finally being told. Berwick author Michael Madden is the first to…
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Dasher’s ‘magnificent courage’
Michael Madden’s voice wavers when he recounts Kevin ‘Dasher’ Wheatley VC’s final act of supreme sacrifice and courage. “It’s really hard to speak about what…
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Families’ champion lives up to award
Selba-Gondoza Luka hasn’t wasted her platform as Greater Dandenong’s Citizen of the Year 2021 This year, momentum and long hours have only grown for Ms…
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Calm in Covid crisis
During Covid, Afri-Aus Care volunteers as well as 12 people employed with a Working for Victoria grant have tirelessly distributed food relief across Melbourne’s South…
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Boom gates gone
The boom gates at the former South Gippsland Highway level crossing have been removed. The milestone event was reached two months after a road bridge…
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Vaccine certificate free help
Tech help with digital Covid vaccine certificates is being offered in Dandenong and Springvale. City of Greater Dandenong is offering the free assistance, including accessing…
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Libraries, art venues set to reopen
Greater Dandenong’s aquatic centres, libraries, art galleries and customer service centres have begun re-opening under the state’s Covid-safe road map. Visitors 16 and over are…
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Covid rates waiver despite $9.6m hit
Greater Dandenong Council will waive interest on late rates payments in its latest Covid relief measure, despite taking a massive revenue hit due to the…