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Long lines for Covid shots
A massive turn-out greeted the opening of central Dandenong’s pop-up Covid vaccine clinic on Thursday 16 September. Far from vaccine-hesitant, queues lined nearly the length…
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Teens arrested in anti-gun raids
Two teens in Dandenong North have been arrested as part of a police operation against illicit firearms used by street gangs. In a three-day operation…
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Man injured in freeway pile-up
A man has been injured following a crash involving a ute and two trucks on Monash Freeway in Doveton. The 23-year-old Ferntree Gully man in…
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Six charged with fake-telco scam
Two Greater Dandenong men are among six arrested by police over a sophisticated mobile phone scam. After a 12-month investigation, Cybercrime Squad detectives arrested a…
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Covid-19: Vaccines in Palm Plaza
A pop-up Covid-19 vaccine clinic is set to open at Palm Plaza car park in Dandenong. In response to the area’s lagging vaccine rates, the…
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Players foul CHO orders
With not so much as a yellow card, soccer players are regularly defying Covid restrictions at a primary school’s sports courts after hours, a principal…
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Covid-19: Vaccine lags, cases grow
Greater Dandenong and Casey continue to lag behind state Covid vaccination rates as active cases grow in the region. The postcodes of Dandenong (14 active…
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Crash driver blows 0.207
An alleged drink-driver at more than four times the blood-alcohol limit has crashed at a Keysborough intersection. The driver of the white Mitsubishi Outlander crashed…
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Townhouse opposition defeated
VCAT has approved 11 townhouses to replace a former nursing home building despite Greater Dandenong Council’s opposition. The double-storey dwellings – a mix of two…
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Pop-up vaccine blitz
Dandenong, Noble Park, Keysborough, Doveton, Hallam and Endeavour Hills are among 100 priority postcodes targeted for a Covid vaccine blitz. Pop-up vaccine hubs will be…
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Silicon Valley push for South East
Under a ‘Buy Australian’ pitch, a South-East manufacturers group is aiming to grow stronger during Covid’s challenges. South East Melbourne Manufactuers Alliance (SEMMA), has also…
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Dandenong heroin ’boss’ jailed
The “boss” of a flourishing heroin-trafficking business in Greater Dandenong has been jailed for six years. Harry Piperias, 48, a father and former baker, pleaded…
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