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Waste-to-energy vote in balance
Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti is weighing up whether to support a joint-council proposal for a waste-to-energy plant in the South East. The council is…
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‘Reunite our loved ones’
A Dandenong refugee advocate is pleading for lonely asylum seekers to be visited by their estranged overseas partners and children. Wicki Wickiramasingham, a former Southern…
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Council chases federal funds
An $82 million aquatic centre and a rectangular sports and events stadium head City of Greater Dandenong’s wish-list ahead of the 2022 federal and state…
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Paths lead to nowhere
A notorious hazard for cyclists and pedestrians has been earmarked as a “highest priority” fix by Greater Dandenong Council. The Railway Parade, Jones Road and…
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Hoons rule over sleepless residents
A high-profile police operation targeting hoons has failed to quell the incessant noise from a Springvale shopping centre car park, residents say. The Springvale Mega…
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Sense of self
How do I define myself? The things by which we generally define ourselves such as appearance, personality, occupation, and relationships can all change. Our sense…
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Vaxes to pop up at Bunnings
A Keysborough Bunnings store is among 20 across Victoria that will host pop-up Covid vaccination clinics. From Wednesday 16 March, the pop-up at the corner…
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Escape roars back to life
Legally Blonde The Musical is coming to the Drum Theatre in September, thanks to the Escape Theatre Company in Hallam. The group got back into…
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Vaghela retorts in war of words
Upper House MP Kaushaliya Vaghela has returned fire in a war of words with Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams, denying she is a “proxy of a…
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Sapountzakis murder remains unsolved
The 29th anniversary of the 1993 murder of Emanuel Georgios Sapountzakis in Endeavour Hills has prompted Homicide Squad detectives to make a fresh appeal for…
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Mental health centre coming to Dandenong
Dandenong will receive an older adult mental health and wellbeing service set to open from mid-2023. It is one of 21 centres that will service…
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Williams denies ‘bullying campaign’
Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams has “vehemently” denied claims in Parliament that she bullied a former Labor MP. Upper House MP Kaushaliya Vaghela told State Parliament…