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Child abuse calls unanswered
One in five calls to a child protection intake hotline in the South region went unanswered, according to official statistics. The Child Protection Intake phone…
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Anti-violence march returns
The annual Walk Against Family Violence will be staged in central Dandenong on Tuesday 19 November. The walk begins at Dandenong Market at 11.30am, finishing…
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Man charged with Rasimi murder
A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Mitat Rasimi in Dandenong in March. The Hampton Park man had been arrested during raids…
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Prisoner rise concerns: Minister
Child Protection Minister Luke Donnellan has spoken out on the soaring numbers of “low level” prisoners in Victorian jails. Speaking at the Springvale Monash Legal…
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Two men arrested in homicide raids
Police have arrested two men as part of an eight-month investigation into the shooting murder of Mitat Rasimi in Dandenong. Taskforce Sector detectives arrested the…
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Driven for social gains
A driving course for Hazara women and leadership training for South Sudanese communities in Dandenong have landed $10,000 grants. The projects were among 75 across…
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Stabber’s jail appeal refused
A Hallam man has failed in his appeal against a nine-year jail term for a frenzied stabbing of an “entirely innocent” man outside a Noble…
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Made to raise the blade
By Tyler Lewis At just 31, Brett Forsyth has already achieved the script of childhood dreams at the crease. Behind a trademark application of zinc…
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Fire threat looms after rains
Danger lies in the healthy grass fed by spring rains, says CFA Assistant Chief Officer for the South East Region Trevor Owen. The lush, tall…
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Masons focus on thermal camera
Keysborough CFA’s bid for a thermal imaging camera has been given a significant helping hand. South Eastern Masonic Centre has donated $4400 towards the purchase…
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Street name for Roz?
A Greater Dandenong councillor has called for a street to be named after his long-standing former colleague Roz Blades. But there is a significant but…
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Child porn principal avoids jail
A former Dandenong-based deputy principal who pleaded guilty to producing and possessing child abuse material has avoided jail. Quentin Paul Smith, 50, had worked at…
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