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Fossil-fuel ad ban mooted
City of Greater Dandenong will investigate a ban on fossil fuel industry advertisements and sponsorships on council properties. In a 28 August council meeting, councillor…
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South East hooner gets jail-time
A serial hoon facing scores of charges from illegal ‘skid meets’ has been sentenced to three months jail time. Cooper Peatling, 25, faced Dandenong Magistrate’s…
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Police issue road safety warning
Victoria Police is issuing an urgent road safety warning to all motorists as the state enters a high-risk period for death and serious injury. There…
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Yarning with an affirmative Voice
At Wellsprings for Women, talking about the upcoming Voice referendum has meant having a ‘yarn’ in more ways than one. The Dandenong-based service for migrant…
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‘Dangerous’ sex attacker jailed
A man who “terrifyingly” attacked and tried to rape a stranger soon after she got off a bus in Eumemmerring has been jailed. David Charles…
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Man charged with Noble Park aggravated carjacking
A man has been charged with an alleged violent carjacking in an underground car park in Noble Park. Police say the 30-year-old Noble Park man…
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Vision splendid for South East
A packed audience at Bunjil Place was sold a vision of a growing, thriving region at the launch of the Victoria South-East Chamber Council. At…
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Rental crisis hits home
A lack of stable, affordable housing is “destroying lives”, says the head of a South East family violence service. Wellsprings for Women provides specialised family…
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Call for ‘mandatory’ affordable homes
Affordable housing quotas should be made mandatory in large multi-housing developments, Greater Dandenong Council has told a rental crisis inquiry on 22 August. Greater Dandenong…
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Dancing to victory
Haileybury’s Keysborough students won a series of gold medals at the TFT Schoolaerobics Australian National Championships in Adelaide. During five days of tough competition, the…
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Cleanaway fined for reporting breaches
Waste company Cleanaway has been fined nearly $30,000 by EPA Victoria for failing to properly log its transporting of waste hand sanitizer. On four occasions…
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Lan wanted by police
Police have appealed for public help to locate a wanted man. Michael Lan, 38, is wanted on warrant in relation to drug offences and handling…