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Knox report ’no impact’ on charges
Greater Dandenong chief executive officer John Bennie says the council’s prosecution of I Cook Foods had no link to the food eaten by a deceased…
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Closed due to ’shortcomings’
Department of Health officials took a “risk-based, proportionate” response by not recently shutting down a Meals on Wheels supplier linked to a man’s listeria-related death,…
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CHO defends closure
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says he made the right call to close I Cook Foods despite evidence casting doubt on whether a deceased…
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Bodycam deletion ’crime’
City of Greater Dandenong’s deletion of body-cam footage has been seized on as proof of a crime by I Cook Foods. In an inquiry on…
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Garlick denies slug plant
Greater Dandenong environment health officer Elizabeth Garlick has again denied at the I Cook Foods inquiry to planting a live slug. ICF had been forced…
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Man charged with murder
A man has been charged with the murder of another man in Shawlands Caravan Park in Dandenong South. Police were called to the site on…
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Rough sleepers find a roof
Out in the parks, creeks and secret hideaways, a caring team are “boots on the ground” looking for Greater Dandenong’s rough sleepers. Launch Housing’s Rough…
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New bus route for suburbs
A new bus route will run every 30 minutes at weekday peak times between Keysborough South and Noble Park station, the State Government has announced.…
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Guide Dogs’ right of way
Guide Dogs are being wrongly brought to heel when trying to enter public places. Their handlers and trainers are reporting their right to enter public…
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Bomb squad called to Greens Rd
Police have responded to reports of a “possible pipe bomb” at a premises in Dandenong South. Bomb Response Unit members were called out to the…
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Pollies call for action on Afghanistan
Three Federal Labor MPs have joined forces to slam the Federal Government’s reaction to the crisis in Afghanistan. Bruce MP Julian Hill, Isaacs MP Mark…
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Anti-Dan vandal tags Pillars
‘Anti-Dan’ graffiti defacing the Pillars of Freedom monument in Dandenong was been condemned as “senseless” and “un-Australian”. The profane slogan ‘Tagging a war memorial is…