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Alleged hoon fights jail indication
An alleged high-speed hoon from Berwick will fight scores of charges including speeding up to 262km/h, drag racing on freeways as well as seat-swapping with…
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Eastern Fwy trucking boss walks free on community order
The man who put a truck driver behind the wheel while high on drugs and short on sleep before he killed four police officers has…
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13-year-olds charged with alleged burglary spree
Three boys are facing more than 50 charges relating to an alleged one-week burglary and shop theft spree across Melbourne’s East and South East. Police…
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Man charged after passenger’s life-threatening fall from ute
A Cranbourne man has been critically injured after falling off the back of a moving ute in a Dandenong car park on Saturday 2 March.…
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Trucks scorched in suspicious fire
Police are investigating a suspicious fire that damaged five prime mover trucks in a storage yard at Dandenong South. Three of the trucks sustained “significant”…
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Council pays $50K for waste ‘seat’
Greater Dandenong Council will pay $50,000 to discover more about a South East councils consortium’s controversial advanced-waste project. In a tight 6 votes to 4…
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Dog-park snarls rise
Greater Dandenong Council is investigating a surge of attacks at off-leash dog parks including a disturbing assault on a small dog and its owner at…
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Ad deal puts commuters on the outer
Commuters without bus stop shelters will seemingly have to suffer in rain, wind and shine for at least three more years under a long-running advertising…
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Bypass grassland finally cut
A Keysborough resident has thanked the “power of the press” after long-neglected grasses along Dandenong Bypass were at last cut. The grasses along a pedestrian…
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Volunteer award for Wellsprings
Dandenong-based support service Wellsprings for Women’s groundbreaking volunteering project for migrant and refugee women has been crowned with a statewide award. The service was recognised…
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Jacob makes the leap on 29 Feb
Fifteen ‘Leap Year’ babies have ventured into the world at Casey and Dandenong hospitals this year. Among those born on the rare date of 29…
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New way out of unemployment
Job seekers at significant risk of long-term unemployment are being guided into work as part of a new mentors program. Taskforce-Windana and consortium partner Afri-Aus…