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Covid testing low, cases drop
Under ever-enduring lockdown, Greater Dandenong’s Covid-19 active cases have plummeted to their lowest levels for two months. As of 6 September, the figure was 53…
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Freedom fighter
There’s still unfinished business for retiring four-time Greater Dandenong mayor Youhorn Chea. A refugee who survived Cambodia’s ‘killing fields’ in 1982, Cr Chea will devote…
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Countdown to school’s return
Students won’t only need to catch up on schoolwork but also recapture school morale, says Dandenong North Primary School’s principal. Kevin Mackay says the second-wave…
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House fire ‘suspicious’
Neighbours were evacuated as a weatherboard house was destroyed by a suspicious fire in Day Street, Dandenong. Firefighters from Fire Rescue Victoria’s Dandenong station was…
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Serving help, harmony and humanity
There’s a lot of warmth as well as sumptuous food cooking in the kitchen at the ADRA Afri-Aus Care Community Centre Springvale South. Since its…
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‘Long-term’ fix for trouble spot
There will be no “band-aids” in fixing of a complex, entrenched crime hot-spot in ‘inner’ Dandenong West, says Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams. Ms Williams, after…
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‘Viral’ tweet apology
A Keysborough South Ward candidate has apologised over a tweet on Dandenong South lockdown protests that has been seized upon by her political rivals. Rhonda…
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Fire-spree arrest in Springvale
A man has been arrested over a series of small fires allegedly lit in Springvale. Greater Dandenong CIU detectives say the fires were lit near…
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More than just a supermarket
Shoppers looking for a family feel while picking up their groceries will find exactly that at Michael’s Fresh Food Market Keysborough. The local IGA store…
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Zero-carbon by 2040
Greater Dandenong Council will plot a zero-carbon future as part of adopting a 10-year ‘climate emergency strategy’. The “road-map” aims for Greater Dandenong to achieve…
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Parking fines by remote
Remote technology will used to detect vehicles overstaying in parking bays in central Dandenong. As part of a $508,670 first phase, 1006 in-ground sensors will…
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$1m for netball pavilion upgrade
Works on a new pavilion at Olive Road Sporting Complex are set to start after the awarding of a $1m State Government grant. The $2.043…
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