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Timber workers hit by ‘double donuts’
About 30 workers facing job losses at the Dormit timber mill in Dandenong South have protested outside Premier Daniel Andrews’s electorate office in Noble Park.…
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20 arrested in drug sting
Twenty people have been arrested as police “dismantled” a major drug-trafficking syndicate in the South East. The year-long police sting led by Caulfield Divisional Response…
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Government support for greyhound racing’s night of nights
Friday night’s Melbourne Cup at Sandown Greyhound Racing Club will be bigger and better than ever with backing from the Andrews Labor Government. Minister for…
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IVECO shuts assembly line
Dandenong South-based IVECO Trucks Australia has announced an end to its full-scale local manufacturing. In a statement, the company stated it would fully import its…
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Jobs axe looms: sawmill owner
The owner of a Dandenong South timber mill says its 30 workers are likely to be stood down without pay in the lead-up to Christmas.…
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Greens pitch for South East
The Greens have taken aim at ALP’s South East heartland ahead of the 2022 federal election. Former Greater Dandenong councillor Matthew Kirwan, who is standing…
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Covid-19: Dandenong hits 80 % vax rate
The Covid-19 double-vax rate in the Dandenong postcode has exceeded 80 per cent. According to state data up to 22 November, more than 80 per…
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Boys in stolen car arrested
Two boys have been arrested in relation to an alleged stolen car in Ross Street, Dandenong. Police say they observed the vehicle pulling into the…
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No excuses for ’disgusting’ brutality
A 39-year-old Cranbourne father has been jailed after horrifically wounding his long-term partner in a sustained, cruel attack. Fueled by ice, booze and jealousy, Mark…
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Electric-bus jobs boost
Dandenong bus-body builder Volgren will create 50 jobs in helping supply fleets of electric and hybrid buses on Melbourne’s roads. It follows operator Kinetic being…
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Covid-19: Vax rates rise, active cases fall
Active Covid-19 cases continue to fall in Greater Dandenong as the double-vaccination rate nears 90 per cent. As of 22 November, 87.6 per cent of…
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Appeal for missing Paepa
Victoria Police is appealing for help to find a missing Doveton woman. Paepa, 20, was last seen in Doveton about 8.30am on Saturday 20 November,…
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