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50 years for the Farleys
“Some of my family thought it wasn’t going to last,” said Eve Farley, nee Bonato, the daughter of Italian immigrants who settled in Dandenong in…
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‘Free’ public school push
High-quality public schools rely on more than just “bricks and mortar”, says Greens Dandenong candidate Matthew Kirwan. Mr Kirwan said the Greens’ $1.46 billion five-year…
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Pair face counterfeit cash charges
Two teens have been charged with passing counterfeit money at a Doveton convenience store. Southern Metro Youth Gang Team police arrested a 19-year-old woman and…
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Have your say
Council is soon to begin its budget process for 2023-24 and is encouraging the community to have their say on what matters most to them…
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Social media cosmetic shortcuts prompts warning
TikTok users are being warned against participating in dangerous beautification trends and strategies including inhaling tanning products, undertaking contouring using knives and using illegal sun…
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Ibrahim Hassan takes on south east by storm at a young age.
Ibrahim Hassan has achieved much since kicking off a business at just 19 years of age in 2020. Within two years his business, Personalised support…
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Fourth man charged following 2019 fatal Dandenong shooting
Homicide Squad detectives have today charged a fourth South-East man following the fatal shooting of Mitat Rasimi in Dandenong in 2019. A 34-year-old Carrum Downs…
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CEO returns ’home’
The incoming Greater Dandenong CEO is no stranger to the region. Jacqui Weatherill grew up in Clayton North, regularly visited Dandenong Market and long coached…
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From IVF to ‘Vote 1 Mum’
Weary but elated, Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams can count on extra family support in her bid for re-election. Her newly-arrived baby Ruairí, who is the…
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Pop-up food markets as food relief
The State Government has delivered much-needed food relief to some of Melbourne’s most vulnerable through suburban pop-up food markets. The pop-up markets provided a mix…
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Poverty funding ‘unsustainable’
A support service has had to dip deep into its own funds in the face of growing levels of poverty in the South East. At…
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Brush with success
Micro Business Award Big Little Brush Sponsor: Star News Group A social enterprise selling eco-friendly toothbrushes is donating half its profits towards health programs in…
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