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Trio charged with car-part thefts
Three men have been arrested over an alleged stealing-spree of catalytic converters from under parked cars in the South East. Transit Divisional Response Unit police…
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Car-chase ends at cop-shop
Two men have been charged after an allegedly stolen car chased by police for more than 90 minutes has pulled up outside Springvale police station.…
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Extra seats ‘not segregation’
A Greater Dandenong councillor has hit back at claims he’s advocating for segregated seating in a Dandenong South park. Cr Jim Memeti told a 23…
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Covid-19: Ultrasound clinic set to re-open
An ultrasound clinic is set to re-open today after being listed as a Tier 1 Covid exposure site. Monash Ultrasound for Women had been visited…
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Driver charged over cyclist death
A driver has been charged over the death of a cyclist on Princes Highway in Springvale this year. The 55-year-old Noble Park man’s car and…
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I Cook inquiry extended
Former Health Minister Jenny Mikakos has been listed to front an extended inquiry into the closure of Dandenong South commercial caterer I Cook Foods. The…
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Covid-19: Hospital, clinics listed
An ultrasound clinic, two GP clinics, a hospital waiting area and a pharmacy have been added to a growing list of Covid exposure sites. Meanwhile,…
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Closure ‘double standard’: I Cook
I Cook Foods director Ian Cook has told an inquiry that his company was destroyed by health authorities despite “unequivocal proof” of its innocence. ICF…
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Slug was ‘planted’: whistleblower
A whistle-blower witnessed Greater Dandenong officers “doctoring” a photo of a slug as they prepared charges against I Cook Foods, a Parliamentary inquiry has heard…
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Covid-19: Dandenong Hospital exposed
Dandenong Hospital’s childrens ward and Ward North 1 have been named as Tier 2 exposure sites. The wards were attended by an infected case between…
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Agencies call for refugee action
Dandenong support agencies are joining the call for more “compassion” for refugees from crisis-hit Afghanistan. Wellsprings for Women has written to federal MPs calling for…
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Local heroes announced
Six local heroes from the south east have been named finalists in Westfield Fountain Gate’s Local Heroes awards. Nominated finalists from 42 Westfield centres now…