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Journey’s pain
In 2020, Star News Group journalist Danielle Kutchel was the recipient of a Melbourne Press Club Michael Gordon Fellowship for social justice journalism. In a…
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Hospital tier 1 Covid site
Dandenong Hospital’s emergency waiting room has been listed as a Tier 1 Covid exposure site, as active cases steeply rise. Members of the public in…
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HomeCo truck detour plan
Heavy vehicles will be redirected as part of a safety review into a controversial townhouse project in Keysborough. The council’s review into safety concerns at…
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Townhouses on school land rejected
Greater Dandenong councillors have rejected a “massive overdevelopment” of townhouses proposed on 1.7-plus hectares of former school land in Springvale South. Paragon Development Group proposed…
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Aldi site leased to Market
An Aldi supermarket site is set to be leased to Dandenong Market for a peppercorn rate, as part of a Greater Dandenong Council proposal. At…
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Hoon spectators charged
Three men have been charged over obstructing police at a crowded hoon event in Lynbrook four months ago. Police had observed a Holden Commodore dropping…
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Hoon crowds fined under new powers
Spectators at illegal hoon events have been copping police fines under new Greater Dandenong Council by-laws. Police booked 10 drivers and spectators at a hoon…
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MP’s ‘gruelling’ IVF course
Dandenong MP and Minister Gabrielle Williams has told of her “gruelling roller coaster of hope and despair” undergoing IVF in a powerful speech to State…
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Gardens trial green-light
Community gardens are set to be trialled for two years on council-owned open space in Keysborough and Springvale. Subject to approvals, the trial gardens are…
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Prison time for home invader
A Dandenong man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for participating in a violent aggravated home invasion that has left a…
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Children welcome at hub
Greater Dandenong Council has allayed fears that the long-awaited Dandenong Community Hub will be ‘childless’. In a meeting on 13 September, councillors voted for its…
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Language stars awarded
A pair of students from the Victorian School of Languages (VSL) in Dandenong have topped the state. Borbala Szalo, a student of Hungarian, and Sanya…
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