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Highly regarded assistant elevated to senior coach
Taylor Whitford has been appointed the new Casey VFL senior coach, succeeding Mark Corrigan who led the Dees to a premiership in 2022. Whitford has…
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How the bookies see the election playing out
Being Melbourne Cup week and with the state election looming, it seems appropriate to have a look at how the bookies see the poll playing…
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Kids speak up, council listens
The annual Greater Dandenong Children’s Forum was held on 26 October at Dandenong Civic Centre to celebrate Children’s Week. The forum was organised by Greater…
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7th arrest after AFP ‘grow house’ raid
A seventh alleged member of an Albanian crime syndicate running cannabis grow houses in rental properties across Melbourne has been arrested in Noble Park. Australian…
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Stop Hazara ‘genocide’ backed
After a thorny debate on “genocide”, a majority of Greater Dandenong councillors have voted in support of Hazaras in Australia and abroad. The ‘Stop Hazara…
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‘Western-first’ motion raises hope
Greater Dandenong’s ‘Stop Hazara Genocide’ motion has been backed by human rights activists such as Sajjad Askary and Sitarah Mohammadi. Mr Askary, a former Hazara…
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Resolute charity turns 60
For 60 years, Springvale Benevolent Society has been a salvation for people at their lowest points. The society’s 15 hard-working volunteers celebrated at a Greater…
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Police searches for Siobhan
Police are searching and appealing the public for assistance for the search of 34 year-old woman Siobhan. She is described as 173 centimetres, small build…
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Mixed signs at Dandenong ED
After 12 months of deteriorating performance, emergency wait times at Dandenong Hospital have shown signs of recovery. However, the latest quarterly data from the Victorian…
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Calls for Dandy Hospital action
State election candidates have called for more funding and an expansion of Dandenong Hospital, which has strained under unprecedented pressure in recent months. Emergency waiting…
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$295m hospital upgrade ‘too late’
Dandenong Hospital is set for an up-to-$295 million upgrade, according to an election pledge by the State Labor Government. Premier Daniel Andrews announced on 29…
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Driver stabbed in servo carjacking
Two teens have been charged with an aggravated carjacking near a service station in Dandenong North. Southern Metro Regional Crime Team detectives say a 53-year-old…