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I Cook Foods closure ‘valid but not fair’: report
The forced shutdown of Dandenong South commercial kitchen I Cook Foods was “valid but not fair”, a Parliamentary inquiry report has found. Fiona Patten, who…
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Springvale men strike Lotto riches
Two Springvale men have each pocketed nearly $890,000 after winning division-one prizes in a TattsLotto draw on Saturday 1 August. They were among six division-one…
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Covid-19: DHHS investigates Jayco, Bestway clusters
Health authorities are contact tracing Covid-19 outbreaks at Bestway supermarket in Lonsdale Street Dandenong and Jayco’s factory in Dandenong South. The cluster of at least…
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Covid restrictions: supermarket converted to delivery hub
Woolworths will temporarily convert its Dandenong Plaza supermarket into an online delivery hub as Melbourne enters stage 4 Covid-19 restrictions. The store will close to…
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Covid-19 hotspot grows
Covid-19 cases in Greater Dandenong have soared by 99 in the past week as metro Melbourne bunkers into a “state of disaster” lockdown. As of…
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Silverton smashes council ‘betrayal’
Silverton Cricket Club has taken the long handle to Greater Dandenong Council for “mushrooming” the club and its home ground’s long-awaited upgrade. Without a major…
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VCAT hears waste-to-energy case
Greater Dandenong Council has failed in its quest to defer a VCAT planning hearing into a waste-to-energy incinerator in 70 Ordish Road, Dandenong South. At…
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Serious injuries in one-man assault spree
A man has been arrested after allegedly inflicting severe hand injuries on another man and a woman during a series of assaults in Dandenong. The…
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Student support for lofty aims
A Keysborough College student with high aspirations has received a two-year academic scholarship worth up to $20,000. Aanya Grover from the college’s Banksia Campus was…
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Top award for youth-led campaign
Using the power of film, a young team has taken out a national award for a peer-targeted campaign against family violence. The ten City of…
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Covid-19: meatworks, aged home clusters
A Covid-19 outbreak at a meatworks and six new cases at Outlook Gardens aged care home are among 14 new cases in Greater Dandenong. At…
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Free parking extended in Lonsdale St
A 12-month free parking trial in central Dandenong will be extended to help struggling traders who have been further ravaged by Covid-19. The trial was…