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Covid case at Outlook Gardens
Outlook Gardens in Dandenong North is one of five Victorian aged care centres linked to their first Covid-19 cases. On 24 July, there were seven…
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Appletons reap as we sew
Sewing machine needles started zipping into action when Melburnians were ordered onto Covid-protective masks. The hot trend hasn’t escaped 74-year-old Kevin Appleton and wife Janiab…
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Ratings up for CGD
Greater Dandenong Council is rating higher than the metro council average, according to the latest Victorian Government community satisfaction survey. The council surpassed its previous…
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Home-destroyer more than a Payne
A Bangholme man who twice broke into an ex-partner’s house, destroyed her furniture, cut all electrical cords and spilled yellow paint on her new carpet…
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Art brings migrants home
Arriving in Australia in 1982 at the age of 17, Dr Dacchi Dang recalls a rush of activity: of being bundled into a car from…
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‘We deserve fresh air’: school
Leaders of a Keysborough school and a cultural centre say their students and members will be endangered by an EPA-approved waste-to-energy plant. Mt Hira College…
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‘No plan’ to move heavy industries
Mayor Jim Memeti’s call to move away Greater Dandenong’s ‘offensive’ industry zone is not supported by the council or State Government. After the EPA approved…
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Council re-thinks VCAT opposition
Greater Dandenong Council will seek deferral of a VCAT hearing on a proposed waste-to-energy plant in Dandenong South after the project won environmental approval. The…
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Covid-19 cases mount up
Eleven new Covid-19 cases have been recorded in Greater Dandenong in the past 24 hours. There are now 63 active cases in the council area.…
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Covid testing in the fast lane
A Covid-19 drive-through testing site in Dandenong is reporting maximum waits of 10 minutes – a fraction of the usual one-hour queues at testing stations…
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Talk yourself into resilience
In these days of concern, in whatever situation we may find ourselves, keep in mind that the road of life has many detours. In spite…
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Second school in lockdown
A second school in the region has closed due to a student testing positive for Covid-19. Gleneagles Secondary College in Endeavour Hills will be closed…
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