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‘Cookie cutter’ streetscape warning
Greater Dandenong Council has lashed out at the state’s changes to planning ResCode for multi-dwelling developments. In a submission to a State Government review, the…
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Flats pass ‘neighbourhood character’
A five-year-old proposal for three-storey dwellings on the site recently demolished home in Buckley Street, Noble Park meets the neighbourhood character test, according to City…
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No fix yet to long-running leak
A petrol station in Noble Park has been ordered to repair a long-running leak that has blocked a nearby footpath for several months. The 7-11…
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Doctor fights Covid by numbers
A gifted mathematician from Dandenong has been crunching numbers for world-leading research on Covid-19 vaccines in the UK. Dr Steven Kerr, formerly at Greenslopes Primary,…
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Junior footy hits the target
Juniors took a punt on Aussie-rules footy at a free clinic hosted by the North Dandenong Masala Junior Football Club on 26 March. The club…
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Council defers waste-to-energy vote
Greater Dandenong councillors have deferred their vote on a multi-council proposal for a waste-to-energy plant in the South East. The expected vote on Monday 28…
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Lynbrook hoon event charges
A man has been charged with 52 offences, including allegedly dropping burnouts and driving at speed near 100 spectators in Commercial Drive, Lynbrook on 8…
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Daylight carjacking thwarted
A man and a woman have been arrested after an alleged attempted carjacking in Noble Park. Police say the pair approached a white Toyota Corolla…
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Afghan-Australian women celebrated
Shugoofa Bakhtary was awarded the Bakhtar Community Organisation’s Woman of the Year Award 2022 on Friday 18 March for her exceptional contribution and dedication in…
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College scores ‘perfect 10’
In just 10 years, the Doveton College success story has built on the belief that every child can succeed. On academic measures, the college has…
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Doveton weed crop seized
Police officers from the SD3 Divisional Response Unit located a cannabis crop during a search warrant on Rebecca Street in Doveton on Thursday 24 March.…
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Qadiri nominated for State volunteer award
Bassir Qadiri’s work in assisting the Afghan community in Melbourne has seen him be nominated as a finalist for the Inclusive Volunteering Award as part…