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Senior constable charged
A senior constable from the southern region has been charged following an internal investigation. The 48-year-old male officer was charged with two counts of perjury.…
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Pandemic reveals life’s ‘essentials’
Keep your eye on the better times ahead. That’s the Covid-coping message from Greater Dandenong Interfaith Network’s newly-elected president Father Jean Mawal. “We can look…
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Driver charged after pursuit crash
A man has been arrested after colliding with two police vehicles in a daytime pursuit in the South East. Police had allegedly found the 28-year-old…
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Covid-19: Pfizer boosted, active cases soar
Pfizer vaccines have been re-introduced to the Palm Plaza pop-up clinic as active Covid cases continue to steeply rise in Greater Dandenong and Casey. Vaccine…
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Man charged over apartment death
A man has been charged with the murder of a Dandenong man at an apartment building in July. Homicide Squad detectives arrested a 27-year-old man…
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Mandatory vax push
Councillors are pushing for mandatory vaccination and rapid Covid-testing at Greater Dandenong Council meetings after two councillors recently tested positive. Cr Loi Truong spent at…
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State’s top doc has healthy passion
A Dandenong doctor with a passion for improving Aboriginal health has been crowned the state’s top GP. Dr Hung The Nguyen from the Dandenong District…
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Baker cooks home-grown crops
A successful baker who grew more than 130 cannabis plants in two properties including his family home has been jailed for drug cultivation. Vu ‘Bobby’…
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Inquiry into needs of older migrants and refugees
Victorians are being encouraged to make a submission to a new parliamentary inquiry as it considers the needs of older Victorians from migrant and refugee…
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Free vax hubs in Springvale Sth
A pharmacy and a Vietnamese community group are teaming for a series of weekend Covid vaccine hubs in Springvale South. O’Brien’s Pharmacy and South Eastern…
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Cr Truong in Covid ICU
Greater Dandenong councillor Loi Truong has been hospitalised on oxygen support after testing positive for Covid-19. Speaking from Monash Medical Centre on 8 October, Cr…
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Covid-19: Police station cluster
Nine Covid cases have been linked to a cluster at Dandenong police station. The cluster has been listed by the Department of Health. Victoria Police…