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Drug raids follow Dandenong station crackdown
A police crackdown on illegal weapons on the streets has netted 18 arrests and four people remanded in custody in the South East. Among the…
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Respect and trust to better protect and serve
In the wake of nation-wide protests against Aboriginal deaths in custody, Andrew Gardiner, chief executive officer of Dandenong and District Aborigines Co-Operative Limited, has suggested…
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Hallam new station revealed
Designs for the Hallam railway station upgrade have been released following community feedback. Planned for 2022, the station as well as the railway line will…
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I Cook rival briefed hours after shutdown
A cash-strapped council-owned business Community Chef acted swiftly after the shutdown of its commercial rival I Cook Foods by health authorities, a Parliamentary inquiry heard.…
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Bennie defends food-closure conflict
Greater Dandenong chief executive John Bennie has defended his actions in managing his and the council’s conflict of interest in the I Cook Foods shutdown.…
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‘Take my money’: KFC revellers fined $26,000
Sixteen people have been fined $26,000 for breaching Covid-19 restrictions while holding a surprise birthday party at a Dandenong home. In the meantime, Victoria has…
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Drink driver blows 0.313
A Dandenong North drink-driver has allegedly blown a blood-alcohol reading of more than six times the legal limit. The 38-year-old man was pulled over by…
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A song and dance over connection
Migrant and refugees are being encouraged to get their groove on thanks to a new initiative that’s set to rock the south-eastern suburbs. The initiative,…
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Date sealed for hazard repairs
After a four-year bureaucratic impasse, a dangerously-potholed roadside verge in Keysborough is set to be fixed. Greater Dandenong Council will seal the gravel verge on…
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Police target street weapons
Police will use special weapon-search powers in an operation around Dandenong’s railway precinct on Saturday, 11 July. As part of Operation Omni, the area bordered…
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HK help needed close to home: Memeti
The Federal Government’s recently-expressed compassion for Hong Kong refugees should be extended to asylum seekers struggling without work and income, Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti…
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Work in progress: women ‘find their place’
Women seeking to rejoin the workforce will be helped in an innovative pilot employment program in Dandenong. Find Your Place has been set up by…
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