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Man charged over Dandenong shooting
A man has been charged over an alleged non-fatal shooting of another man in Dandenong on Monday 26 February. A 25-year-old victim from Officer suffered…
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Kids, get moving in March
Students are being urged to get walking, riding or scooting to school in March as part of the popular Get Active Get Moving campaign. Schools…
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Man charged after ‘vehicle rebirthing’ raid in Dandenong South
Police have charged a man after allegedly seizing a stolen vehicle and more than 40 cloned number plates during a raid of a factory in…
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Drivers nabbed on the phone
Undercover traffic police have helped nab more than 60 drivers on their phones in a two day operation in the South East. As part of…
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Road worker fatally hit in Dandenong North
A traffic controller has died in hospital after a collision in Dandenong North on Tuesday 27 February. WorkSafe and Victoria Police were investigating after a…
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SEMMA salvo against land tax
Dandenong manufacturers are part of an advocacy group’s fierce campaign calling for the State to stop “gouging“ them with spiralling land tax rises. South East…
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Illegal recycler spared conviction
A man who ran several illegal waste transfer stations in Greater Dandenong and left landowners with clean-up bills totalling more than $100,000 has been fined…
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Nature-strip stand-off – who cuts the grass?
It’s an age-old question: who’s responsible for mowing the nature strip – the resident or the council? According to Greater Dandenong Council’s website, “nature strips…
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Snakes alive in Bypass’s uncut grasses
For long-suffering residents near Dandenong Bypass, the grass is longer – if not greener – on the other side of their fences. Diana Thurbon, of…
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Truckie killed in concrete yard
A 52-year-old truck driver has died in a workplace accident at a Dandenong South concrete yard on Saturday 24 February. The driver had been unloading…
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Man in hospital after shooting outside funeral home
A man has been taken to hospital after he was shot during an altercation outside a funeral home in Melbourne’s southeast. Victoria Police found the…
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Independent ‘confident’ in Yarraman poll
Yarraman Ward councillor candidate Rahima Rizai has loved politics even as a child. Her first political inspiration was the late Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto,…