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Dandenong labour hire agency fined for unpaid long service leave entitlements
A Dandenong labour hire agency has been fined $15,500 without conviction after failing to pay casual workers their long service leave entitlements. Despite at least…
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Green Wedge united
Greater Dandenong’s Green Wedge will be united in a single council ward after an electoral boundary review. Local Government Minister Melissa Horne announced that she…
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Three teens arrested after alleged brawl
Three teenagers have been arrested after an alleged episode of “erratic driving”, a multi-vehicle crash and a fight between two groups of males in Narre…
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Legal service overwhelmed, underfunded
An overwhelmed South East community legal centre is facing “tough decisions” due to what it says is chronic underfunding from governments. South-East Monash Legal Service…
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Second tobacco store targeted in Spring Square
Police are investigating a second attack on tobacco shops in Spring Square, Hallam in the past week. Taskforce Lunar detectives say the rear of an…
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Stay of execution for tall tree
Greater Dandenong Council will resume negotiations to try to save a River Red Gum in central Noble Park after a councillor vote on Monday 27…
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New role for MP Richardson
In an Australian first, Moordialloc MP Tim Richardson has been appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary for Men’s Behaviour Change. The move was part of a…
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Budget cuts for asylum-seeker support
Asylums seekers in Greater Dandenong are set to face harsher circumstances due to a decline in social support in the Federal Budget, advocates say. The…
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Motorcyclist dies after Chandler Rd crash
A 23-year-old motorcyclist has died after a collision with a car on Chandler Road, Keysborough last night (27 May). Police say the Noble Park man…
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Essential upgrades for Myuna Farm
Myuna Farm’s pavilion was refurbished and officially opened last week, Friday 24 May featuring increased accessibility, inclusivity and functionality. The works saw the demolition and…
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Tree trade-off
Greater Dandenong councillors are set to decide whether to drop opposition to removing a towering River Red Gum in central Noble Park for a $155,000…
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Teen car thief’s ‘contempt’ for bail
An unlicensed teenager in a stolen Hilux ran multiple red lights and endangered oncoming traffic as he fled from police in Clayton, Noble Park North,…