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Accountant fleeced $200k
A now-51-year-old financial group credit controller who stole $200,000 from her Springvale employer a decade ago has been given a suspended sentence. Despite being on…
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Head-on with runaway trailer
In a bizarre hit-run, a driver’s runaway trailer has extensively damaged an oncoming car in Dandenong North. The trailer allegedly came loose from a black…
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Door to family violence services opens
The keenly-awaited Orange Door Network is set to open in Dandenong – with the challenge of reaching across its diverse community. The network will offer…
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Donut driver in multi-car crash
An erratic driver was allegedly speeding and doing donuts minutes before a multi-vehicle crash on Tuesday 23 February. A silver Toyota sedan had been spotted…
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Bridge over troubled roadways
In a single week of heavy lifting, 39 massive concrete beams have been hoisted into place at two level-crossing removal sites in Dandenong South. At…
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Waste plant loses $140K compo bid
The proponent of a controversial waste-to-energy plant has lost its bid to slug Greater Dandenong Council with more than $140,000 in legal costs and planning…
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0.158 truckie’s licence on hold
An Endeavour Hills truckie has been allegedly caught using his phone while drink-driving on the Monash Freeway. The 48-year-old driver of a medium-rigid truck blew…
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School families’ saving grace
More than 120 Greater Dandenong families joined a savings-matching scheme to help cover their children’s back-to-school costs in 2020. Under charity Berry Street’s Saver Plus…
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Living Treasures ’dumped’
Greater Dandenong Council has defended its Australia Day awards selection process after an allegation that two community stalwarts were “dumped” as Living Treasures. Gaye Guest…
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Solar ‘snub’
A VCAT decision has struck a blow for a proposed solar farm on Green Wedge land in Springvale South – despite the 47-hectare site being…
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Health on the line
AS MONASH HEALTH ROLLS OUT COVID VACCINATIONS FOR ITS FRONTLINE STAFF TODAY, WE REVISIT OUR ‘PEOPLE OF THE YEAR’ FEATURE (JAN 2021) ON WHAT HEALTH…
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’Depraved’ loner hunted kids
A “depraved” online sex predator who solicited explicit images from children as young as 12 must report to authorities for the rest of his life.…
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