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Monash hospital exposure site
Monash Medical Centre’s emergency department has been listed as a Tier 1 exposure site. An infected case attended the ED’s ‘fast-track’ clinic waiting room at…
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Advice for stricken Afghans
A Dandenong migration agent is offering free advice to evacuate immediate family members stricken in an increasingly desperate Afghanistan. Thay-Horn Yim said he was able…
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Woman arrested at ‘grow house’
A woman has been arrested and more than 130 cannabis plants allegedly seized by police at a house in Keysborough. Dandenong Divisional Response Unit detectives…
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Covid-19: Dandenong Nth GP exposure site
Staff and patients at a Dandenong North GP clinic are being urged to isolate and get Covid-tested after it was listed as a Tier-1 Covid…
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Women’s futures ‘under threat’
A Dandenong-based Hazara women’s group fears that its women’s education programs in Afghan villages are under threat. Zakia Baig is vice-president of Women for Change,…
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Councillor’s Covid ‘all clear’
A Greater Dandenong councillor went into brief isolation after his milk bar in Springvale South was named as a Tier 2 Covid site on Sunday…
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‘Stadium works’ mystery
Speculation has been rife about the mounds of soil and heavy vehicles piling into the site of the proposed Dandenong Sport and Events Centre. But…
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All inclusive farm
Aiming to one day be Australia’s most inclusive farm, Sages Cottage in Baxter hosts a range of training opportunities five days a week for young…
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Judy calls time on St John’s
For 38 years, Pakenham’s Judy Bishop has had a hand in shaping the next generation of students at St John’s Regional College in Dandenong. But…
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Councils pledge support
Casey and Greater Dandenong’s councils have issued a joint statement of “unwavering support” for its “rich and growing” Afghan communities. “Together, the Local Government Areas…
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Grounds for more ‘compassion’
A Dandenong migration agent has called for the Federal Government to open up its intake of Afghan refugees out of “compassion”. In the wake of…
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Push to review Covid fines
A community legal service is appealing a mass of Covid-related fines in the South East. Covid fines were the most prolific offence in Greater Dandenong,…