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I Cook Foods’ $250,000 bid for document
The state’s health department has tried to suppress a report that allegedly led to the closure of I Cook Foods’ factory in Dandenong South in…
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Bold fashion
In what’s believed to be a state first, Wooranna Park Primary School unveiled an inclusive Koorie T-shirt as part of its uniform on 21 February.…
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Flying foxes survive in numbers
Despite killer heat waves and bushfires, Doveton’s grey-headed flying fox colony is clinging strongly in numbers. Dr Rodney van der Ree organises monthly ‘bat counts’…
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Factory fined $60,000 over amputation
A Dandenong factory has been fined $60,000 after a worker’s fingers were amputated on a spinning saw blade. Oliver Projects Pty Ltd was found guilty…
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Aussie-born crims do most crime
Australian-born criminals outnumber offenders from Sudan and South Sudan, 11 times to one. That’s according to new data supplied exclusively to Star News Group by…
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Grand opening connects diverse communities
A not-for-profit group supporting people from culturally diverse backgrounds has officially opened its doors in Dandenong. The United Cultural Support Inc (UCSI) held an office…
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More housing for family-violence survivors
Sixteen homes using an innovative head-leasing model have opened for women and children escaping family violence in Greater Dandenong. Housing and family violence support service…
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Developer’s second try refused
Greater Dandenong councillors have overruled council planners by refusing a proposal for three townhouses at 16 Callaghan Street, Noble Park. The trio of two-storey residences…
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Sister Cities rethink
Greater Dandenong will explore whether to replace its 24-year-old ‘sister city’ relationship with Xuzhou, China with a “modern” ‘friendship city’ model. A council report will…
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Cyclist robbed on Clow Street
A 50-year-old rider has been robbed of his bicycle in Clow Street, Dandenong on Thursday 13 February. Three males approached the victim and demanded his…
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Tatts syndicate wins $1.1m
A syndicate of four retail workers have shared a $1.1 million TattsLotto prize from a ticket bought at Noble Park. The anonymous winners had taken…
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Attempted robbery in Dandenong
A 27-year-old man has been punched in the face during an attempted robbery near the corner of Dandenong Street and Cheltenham Road, Dandenong. The male…
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