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Meng Heang Tak goes to ground
A state MP and former Greater Dandenong mayor has not responded to alleged links to an extensive ALP branchstacking operation. In its recent expose, Nine…
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Whistle-blower slams ‘over-the-top’ shutdown
A City of Greater Dandenong whistle-blower has told a State Parliamentary inquiry that the closure of I Cook Foods by health authorities was “over-the-top” and…
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Slug-gate ‘deliberate’, ‘targeted’
Before she allegedly found a slug in the back corner of I Cook Foods’ factory, a Greater Dandenong environmental health inspector was hunched down in…
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Covid-19 testing ramps up
A drive-through Covid-19 testing station has opened in Dandenong as parts of the South East have been declared no-go zones. With the threat of a…
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Call to fix fatal freeway
Drivers have called for an upgrade of a notorious section of Monash Freeway at Endeavour Hills where a motorist died on Tuesday 16 June. The…
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Health Minister ‘defamed’ me: Cook
I Cook Foods director Ian Cook has accused Health Minister Jenny Mikakos of “effectively defaming” him and his company during a ‘right of reply’ tabled…
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Inquest into Monash shooting begins
A knife-wielding man who was fatally shot by police on the Monash Freeway is not believed to have had a diagnosed mental health issue, a…
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Aquatic centres’ ‘second wave’
Greater Dandenong Council’s aquatic centres will re-open to the public from Monday, 22 June. Noble Park Aquatic Centre (NPAC) and Dandenong Oasis had been closed…
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Refugees find their place
After fleeing a devastating war, a family of refugees is grateful to be able to call Australia home. Raed Hamoud Alshaar, his wife and their…
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Crisis tests common values
“Welcome to Greater Dandenong, one of the most diverse cities worldwide with more than two hundred different communities of language, faith, culture and heritage.” This…
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IBAC to probe stack claims
Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) will investigate recently-aired ‘branch stacking’ allegations involving Labor MPs. As part of Operation Fortescue, IBAC will examine “serious allegations…
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Crime on the way up
In a disturbing trend, Greater Dandenong’s crime rate has soared by 5.9 per cent over the 12 months ending on 31 March 2020. It is…
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