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Driver charged over cyclist hit-run
A woman has been charged over an alleged hit-run crash that critically injured a cyclist in central Dandenong. The 18-year-old woman from Epping attended a…
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SABA pioneer who dreamed big
OBITUARY YOUSEFF ‘JOE’ ABDUL GHALAINI 10.10.1935-17.6.2020 On 10 October 1935 in Beirut, a Dandenong-based pioneer of the retail industry was born. Youseff Abdul Ghalaini, who…
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Strength from selfless service
The world’s present circumstances are worrying and unpredictable. However, our reactions and mindset to this global pandemic can be within our ability to be controlled.…
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Kirwan quits council
In a bombshell move, Greater Dandenong councillor Matthew Kirwan has shocked colleagues by quitting at the next election in October. In a video posted on…
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Springvale man killed in brawl
Four males were arrested after a Springvale man was stabbed to death in Oakleigh on Monday 29 June. Thomas Tran, 20, died at the scene…
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Speeding teens’ cars impounded
Two teenage drivers face a raft of driving charges after allegedly speeding at up to 138 km/h on Monash Freeway in Dandenong early on Sunday…
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Inspector ‘didn’t touch’ slug
A Greater Dandenong environmental health officer has denied planting a slug on the floor of I Cook Foods’ factory days before it was shut down…
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‘History of listeria’: council
I Cook Foods had alleged long-standing hygiene issues, including past cases of listeria and no listeria management plan, according to Greater Dandenong Council. But the…
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Council ‘baulked’ $1.2m legal bill
Greater Dandenong Council abandoned all 96 charges against Dandenong South factory I Cook Foods and director Ian Cook only to avoid legal costs of up…
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‘Compelling’ evidence for closure: Sutton
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has told a Parliamentary inquiry he has “no doubt” he made the right call to close I Cook Foods’ factory.…
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Shisha ‘floodgates’ opening?
The floodgates may have opened for more shisha-smoking lounges in Greater Dandenong after a recent state planning tribunal decision, according to a Greater Dandenong councilor.…
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Keys to heritage survival
Greater Dandenong’s 2020 citizen-of-the-year and historian Chris Keys has urged for Keysborough’s oldest public building to be saved from ruin. The president of Dandenong and…
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