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Lockdowns leave bitter taste
The latest Covid shutdown has brought teetering businesses closer to the brink, Dandenong restaurant owner Minid Patel says. Three months, after losing out from a…
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Innocents killed by outlaw bikies
Two fatal shootings of innocent men in Keysborough and Narre Warren in 2017 are linked to the Comanchero outlaw bikie gang, police say. Twenty-two-year-old Muhamed…
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Covid exposure in Dandenong
Four food stores and groceries in Dandenong and one in Carrum Downs have been added to Victoria’s long list of Tier-1 Covid exposure sites as…
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High ambition
After public outcry, a plan to allow structure heights of up to eight storeys in Noble Park’s “village” business district has been scaled down. But…
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Drug driver impound
A 31-year-old man’s car has been impounded after allegedly drug-driving while disqualified. The Springvale driver was pulled over by police on Cheltenham Road, Keysborough about…
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Covid-19: Exposure sites in Dandenong
Four food stores and groceries in Dandenong and one in Carrum Downs have been added to Victoria’s Tier-1 Covid exposure sites. The Tier 1 sites…
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No end to bus shelter impasse
To the frustration of PT passengers, the list of disappearing bus-stop shelters across Greater Dandenong grows on. At a council meeting on 24 May, councillors…
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Disabled grandma beats Centrelink
Centrelink has backflipped after forcing a Dandenong disability pensioner with “incomplete quadriplegia” onto JobSeeker. After a two month fight, the relieved 60-year-old woman was restored…
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Loyal leader of community
Betty Jeanette Wilderman 24.7.38-16.4.21 Betty Wilderman – an inspiring community leader and loyal friend – found a way to keep connected even in the depths…
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New office for cultural connection
Bakhtar Cultural Association has a new home in Dandenong, complementing their existing operations in the south east. In conjunction with PRD Legal, the association has…
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Budget to ‘make or break’ jobs
Dandenong North Primary School has been allocated a $6 million upgrade in the recently announced State Budget 2021-’22. The works include a new competition-grade gymnasium…
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Ratepayers’ hardship rises
Greater Dandenong has offered more than 150 rates waivers for ratepayers in financial difficulty during the pandemic-hit 2020-‘21. In the past three years, the council…
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