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Green area wedges candidates
A key issue in the hotly contested Keysborough South ward is the Green Wedge – the wide agricultural expanse where most voters don’t live. The…
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Waste-plant opponent in the race
Waste-to-energy-plant opponent Ramy El-Sukkari is part of an intriguing three-way battle for Keysborough South Ward in the October council elections. Mr El-Sukkari, a “passionate” Keysborough…
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Covid outbreaks continue in South East
Active clusters are still emerging in the South East, including a link between two family clusters and a Monash Health ward. On 11 September, the…
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Covid costs spiral
Covid-19’s lockdown could tear more than $10 million from Greater Dandenong Council’s bottom line, according to a council report. This significantly outstrips the council’s budgeted…
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Champion for sport remembered
Colin Riddiford shunned the limelight, but the sports stalwart’s name is expected to be emblazoned in lasting tribute at his “second home” at Lois Twohig…
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Kitchen serves growing need
In the depths of Covid-19, parishioners at Dandenong Polish-Australian Seventh Day Adventist Church found a new way to serve the community. For the past three…
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‘We’ve got this’: our brave on the frontline
Six months since Covid stage one, the people said to be part of the frontline are still standing tall. Dandenong Hospital staff are masked up…
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Burn-off ban fires debate
A local law that possibly outlaws backyard chimineas and fire-pits should be overturned, says a Greater Dandenong councillor. Maria Sampey was sparked into action by…
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Open-air trading – the new normal?
In a bid to boost Covid-struck retailers, Greater Dandenong will look at encouraging more tables and chairs on footpaths, says mayor Jim Memeti. Meanwhile, the…
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Dope crops seized in house raid
Police seized 22 cannabis plants and ammunition during a raid of a house in Haresta Avenue Dandenong on Thursday 10 September. Dandenong Divisional Response Unit…
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Burglar’s jail-letter threat to victims
A burglar who wrote a threatening letter to his ransacked victims from jail has avoided further prison time. Jordan Constable, now 36, offered $10,000 as…
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Call for late-night pokies ban
Greater Dandenong has joined a joint-council push against pokies venues opening up to 20 hours a day. Eight metro Melbourne mayors including Greater Dandenong’s Jim…
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