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Power cut to 5000-plus homes
Wild winds have downed trees, closed roads and cut off power to thousands of homes in Greater Dandenong. Strong overnight gales have been followed by…
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Pakula seat gone
Keysborough MP and Cabinet Minister Martin Pakula’s seat will be abolished under new state electoral boundary changes. From the November 2022 state election, nearly 47,000…
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72yo jailed for 1980’s incest
A 72-year-old man has been jailed for the “heinous” and “cruel” sexual abuse of his nine-year-old step-daughter in the Noble Park family home four decades…
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AMES for the top
Disadvantaged young people are being inspired by visions of a brighter future in a program unveiled in the South East. The ‘Opening Minds, Building Futures’…
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Lyndale Covid pop-up clinic
A pop-up Covid vaccine clinic will open at Lyndale Secondary College this weekend (30 and 31 October). In the latest step to boost lagging vaccination…
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Vax lax in Doveton, Dandenong
Covid vaccine rates in Doveton and Dandenong postcodes continue to lag behind the state average. In the latest figures for 25 October, less than 60…
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Traders barred from outdoor recovery
Little India clothes retailers have been barred from trading on footpaths despite Covid restrictions lifting on Friday 22 October. Traders in the Foster Street Dandenong…
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Townhouse uproar in quiet court
Long-time residents are in uproar at an approved pair of townhouses at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in Keysborough. Greater Dandenong councillors gave the…
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’Spud gun’ no lethal weapon
Two ‘spud guns’ seized from an Officer premises have been found not to be firearms in a landmark case at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court. Amanda Lewis…
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Covid clinic opens in Dandenong
A Pfizer vaccine clinic has been opened for general public walk-ups in Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. The Apen Medical clinic was set-up to vaccinate people with…
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Covid epicentre in South East
Covid infections in the South East are mounting despite a surge in vaccination rates. As of 26 October, Casey (167 new cases) and Greater Dandenong…
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Covid school closures ‘nightmare’
Five schools in the Dandenong region are closed due to Covid cases on 27 October, according to the State education department’s website. Five days after…
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