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Panda Mart pledges label fix after Consumer Affairs Victoria’s warning
Cranbourne’s new discount retailer Panda Mart says it will liaise with suppliers on proper labelling of products that contain button batteries and hire a...
Dandenong man jailed for Chapel St stabbing
An intoxicated Dandenong man who chased down and repeatedly stabbed an unarmed man near a Chapel Street nightclub in Prahran has been jailed for...
Expert backs 30km/h limit in local streets
Monash University experts are backing a proposed 30km/h speed limit on local streets to improve community road safety and boost walking and cycling.
Infrastructure Victoria,...
Greater Dandenong records highest workplace death toll in Victoria
Greater Dandenong had the highest workplace fatality toll in Victoria last year, with five lives lost, according to new data from WorkSafe.
The 2024 workplace...
Dandenong man charged after hit-run in Skye
A Dandenong man has been charged after allegedly hitting a mobility scooter with his car and fleeing the scene in Skye on Tuesday night.
Police...
Consumer Affairs Victoria seizes products from Panda Mart
Consumer Affairs Victoria is urging anyone who has purchased goods from Panda Mart in Cranbourne to stop using them immediately and return them to...
Mayor Memeti backs housing targets
Greater Dandenong Council and mayor Jim Memeti have welcomed the State Government’s local housing targets to be achieved by 2051.
Local Governments have been...
Parking solution proposed for Bassett Street
Residents in Bassett Street, Dandenong will be consulted over a potential two-hour parking restriction after they raised alarm on parking congestion.
They say the residential...
End of hospitality era
When Adam Sadiqzai walked out of Stellas Kitchen last Sunday, he closed the door on a significant part of his life.
He says it will...
Forklift-injury fine doubled for repeat offender
After a prosecution appeal, a Dandenong South company has received a conviction and a stiffer fine over its second serious workplace injury involving forklifts...
Panda-monium: Fights, long queues hit Cranbourne store’s opening
Enthusiastic shoppers, an overwhelming turnout, hours of queues, fighting and verbal abuse, vandalism, a police callout, and an early shutdown marked the grand opening...
Appeal for freeway fire footage
Victoria Police is appealing for dashcam footage of a grass fire next to Monash Freeway, Hallam last month.
Police are investigating the cause of...
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Pool’s local content push
Local manufacturers should be prioritised in the $108 million Dandenong Wellbeing Centre (DWC) project, says a manufacturing lobby group.
South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance...
