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Cost-of-living relief was welcome but key infrastructure funding was missing in last week’s Federal Budget, says a regional advocacy group. Greater South East Melbourne (GSEM)…

Dandenong food traders say they are being choked by a mystery “toxic” substance at night. Several on the corner of Scott and Thomas streets said…

A Dandenong man who allegedly abducted a mother and her baby at knife point from a suburban shopping centre has been tracked down by police.…

A man has been charged after being allegedly shot by police in Doveton on Saturday 29 March. The next day, Armed Crime Squad detectives charged…

Springvale District Football and Netball Club has secured exclusive access to its home ground function room despite objections from other user groups. The club, which…

Three senior Labor MPs will be recontesting their seats in the Greater Dandenong area for the 3 May federal election. After an unfavourable swing last…

Odour complaints, illegal dumping and other poor waste disposal is plaguing Springvale Activity Centre, according to a Greater Dandenong Council report. Council officers reported also…

South-eastern MP Rachel Payne has appealed to the Victorian Government to decriminalise cannabis, in a move to focus police efforts on ‘real crime’. Payne, a…

Australia could be set to elect a minority federal government, according to political expert Dr Zareh Ghazarian. The head-of-politics at Monash University predicts a “very…

Panda Mart security guards are warning about the rising crime rates in the region and State-wide, after fighting against a daylight group robbery this week.…

A pair of early-morning firebombings at a Dandenong South car yard left a trail of destruction, with nearly $2 million in damages and police left…

Labor councillors have voted down a proposed report on the public electing Greater Dandenong’s mayor and deputy mayor. Greens councillor Rhonda Garad, who raised the…