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Six arrested in hoon raids
Six people have been arrested and vehicles seized during anti-hoon police raids in Hallam, Endeavour Hills and Templestowe Lower. During the Operation Achilles raids on…
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Library closes for works
Parts of the Springvale Community Hub, in particular some of the library areas, will be temporarily closed for works. The works are expected to cause…
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Hoon’s burnout on film
A video shot out of the window of a Hallam hoon’s car as he dropped a burnout has become police evidence against him. Stephen Scordo…
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Red Roos leap for US success
Dandenong-based Red Roo Basketball’s players are making huge bounds on US college courts. Despite Covid ravaging the US, Michael Jok, Yut Gai, Daniel Akuei and…
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Take a seat, meet a friend
A Dandenong hospital is using a friendship seat to ‘make a stand’ against schoolyard bullying. Coinciding with National Day of Action against Bullying, South Eastern…
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Smiles arrive with vaccine
Mercy Place Dandenong resident Beryl O’Neil thought all her birthdays had come at once when she received her second Covid vaccine dose on her 91st…
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Man charged with robbery assault
A Dandenong North man has been charged over an alleged serious assault and robbery in Noble Park. Teokotai Tangatapoto, 21, has been charged with intentionally…
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Covid fines ‘crime wave’
As part of Covid restrictions, more than 2000 “public health and safety offences” were recorded in Greater Dandenong last year. According to Victoria’s official crime…
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Charity rides worth the pain
A 240-kilometre charity bike ride across Lorne’s undulating terrain was worth the pain, says Paul Atkinson. Still feeling the rigours of Ride for Sick Kids,…
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Consignor charged for rollover
A Victorian company has been charged with serious safety offences over a truck rolling over a pedestrian island crossing in Dandenong South. The heavy vehicle…
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Long wait’s over for new school
2020 was surely a baptism of fire for Keysborough Gardens Primary School. After 12 months of Covid’s lockdowns and disruptions, the school finally unveiled its…
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‘Crazy’ demand for Covid vaccine
Clinics are being overwhelmed by bookings – as well as patients’ abuse and desperation – ahead of the next phase of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout…