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Parking solution proposed for Bassett Street
Residents in Bassett Street, Dandenong will be consulted over a potential two-hour parking restriction after they raised alarm on parking congestion. They say the residential…
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End of hospitality era
When Adam Sadiqzai walked out of Stellas Kitchen last Sunday, he closed the door on a significant part of his life. He says it will…
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Forklift-injury fine doubled for repeat offender
After a prosecution appeal, a Dandenong South company has received a conviction and a stiffer fine over its second serious workplace injury involving forklifts in…
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Panda-monium: Fights, long queues hit Cranbourne store’s opening
Enthusiastic shoppers, an overwhelming turnout, hours of queues, fighting and verbal abuse, vandalism, a police callout, and an early shutdown marked the grand opening of…
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Appeal for freeway fire footage
Victoria Police is appealing for dashcam footage of a grass fire next to Monash Freeway, Hallam last month. Police are investigating the cause of the…
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‘Enough is enough’: 1km round trip from nets to the pavilion
A cricket club’s long wait for relocated cricket nets could extend to up to 15 years as part of a Greater Dandenong Council masterplan. Since…
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Narre Warren Nth man charged following fatal collision
A 47-year-old Narre Warren North man has been charged following a fatal collision that claimed the life of a pedestrian in Wonthaggi yesterday. Major Collision…
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Stolen ute stripped, set on fire in Dandenong South
A stolen Holden ute has been stripped down and then set alight in a Dandenong South industrial estate, police say. Police say the engine, gear…
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‘Unaffordable’ warning on station high-rises
High-rise residential towers will be encouraged in new activity centres for Springvale, Noble Park, Yarraman and Dandenong stations, the Premier and the Minister for Planning…
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59 impaired drivers caught in Monash Fwy blitz
More than 50 allegedly impaired drivers were caught in a police blitz on Monash Freeway last weekend. Police also impounded eight vehicles, issued 18 infringement…
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Ride-share driver allegedly kidnapped from Mornington to Noble Park
A man and a woman have been charged with allegedly kidnapping a ride-share driver at knifepoint last month. The driver had stopped on Mornington-Tyabb Road,…
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‘Best value’ pool builder faces new charges
A controversial potential contractor to build Greater Dandenong Council’s $100-million-plus aquatic centre was recommended as the “best value” bid. On 24 February, councillors had voted…