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‘Predatory’ rapist jailed for 7 years
A driver who picked up a heavily-intoxicated stranger in his car and raped her on the way to her Noble Park home in 2017 has…
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Crs pay respects to Isla Bell
A minute of silence was observed in the memory of the young 19-year-old Isla Bell at the first council meeting on Monday 25 November. Deputy…
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Fire restrictions for the southeast
The majority of southeastern municipalities have been named to be subject to fire restrictions as the CFA’s Fire Danger Period (FDP) begins at 1am Monday…
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Medical-waste facility fined over fire
A medical-waste treatment company in Dandenong South has been fined over an explosion and fire that belched plumes of black smoke in 2022. Cleanaway Daniels…
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Springvale factory-fire ‘suspicious’
Police are investigating a suspicious factory fire in Springvale overnight. Emergency services were called to the two-storey tilt factory on Westall and Centre roads about…
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Nationals leader hands over reins
A veteran state Nationals leader has stepped down to make way for new blood as the party begins preparations for an election in 2026. Peter…
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Bail for cleaner accused of hiding Isla Bell’s remains
A cleaner accused of helping to hide Isla Bell’s remains for three weeks is set to be freed on bail, as tears from the 19-year-old’s…
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Illegal dumper caught on camera
An illegal dumper of a half-a-truckload of waste on Glasscocks Road, Lyndhurst has been caught on a covert camera. Jinquin Yang pleaded guilty at Dandenong…
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Clan lab cops catch alleged trafficker
Clandestine Laboratory Squad detectives have charged a man with trafficking after raids of factories and storage sheds in Springvale, Moorabbin and Clayton on 20 November.…
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Trafficking charge after Springvale drug raid
Four people were charged after police allegedly mounted a drug raid in Springvale on 22 November. Police say they allegedly seized traffickable amounts of methylamphetamine…
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Tourist jailed for grooming girls
A 60-year-old Noble Park engineer who tried to procure girls for sex while overseas has been jailed. Raul Palanas pleaded guilty at the Victorian County…
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70 years in the making, Alstom factory keeps on rolling
Father-and-son workers Richard and Mark Scholten have been part of many generations of Dandenong-produced trams and trains. They took centre stage as employer Alstom celebrated…
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