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Refugee trauma overlooked
Refugees and asylum seekers are many times higher at risk of mental illness but less likely to access help, the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental…
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Hallam crash hospitalises driver
Police are investigating a crash at a busy Hallam intersection that saw one driver taken to hospital. Police, the CFA and paramedics were called to…
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Driver choked mid-traffic
A 25-year-old man has strangled his ex-partner in the car as she desperately drove to Springvale police station, a court has heard. The woman arrived…
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New life through language of art
The final hour of December 2008 was life-changing for Bashir Bakhtiari. In the dying moments of that year, he was granted a new life as…
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Simple solution to global ills
A water-purification charity based in Eumemmerring is creating large ripples across the world. Disaster Aid Australia’s inexpensive and simple Sky Hydrants are providing clean water…
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Pacific bus ‘life-changer’
Ventura Bus Lines has transported a magnificent life-line to a central Pacific island’s special needs school. Its donated 57-seater Volgren Scania bus will support the…
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Harmony Square, PEP gained in land swap
Greater Dandenong Council has acquired Harmony Square and land next to the future Mason Street art gallery in a property swap with Development Victoria. The…
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‘Brain snap’ in Plaza car park
A man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving after a furious, tyre-squealing “brain snap” in front of police in the Dandenong Plaza car park. Nathan…
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‘Muted’ comment creates noise
Greater Dandenong’s planning director says he’s puzzled by a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal member’s description of the council’s advocacy as “fairly muted”. VCAT senior…
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Teen missing in Dandenong
Police are seeking help to find missing teen Lita Gagliardi. The 14-year-old was last seen in Dandenong on 12 July. Police and family members hold…
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Uber driver faced ‘lethal’ injection
An Uber driver was threatened with a lethal injection from a syringe during an attempted armed robbery in Dandenong, the County Court of Victoria heard.…
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Solar farm proposed at Clarke Road tip
A $38 million solar farm with about 68,000 solar panels has been proposed for a 44-hectare former landfill in Springvale South. The Green Wedge site…
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