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Retirees’ grocery-run for neighbours
A trio of Springvale retirement-village residents have helped their neighbours with an in-house grocery service during the coronavirus lockdown. When the Lexington Gardens mini-bus service…
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Teens detained after wild chase
Three teenagers were arrested after speeding in a stolen car at more than 180km/h, crashing into another car and nearly hitting a woman with a…
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Sports clubs can stay: council
Greater Dandenong Council has moved to hose down Turner Reserve clubs’ fury after dumping the venue’s masterplan. In a statement, it assured tenant clubs that…
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Turner Reserve clubs vent fury
Furious sports clubs say they have been “ambushed” by Greater Dandenong Council’s decision to abandon a major upgrade and investigate the clubs’ removal from Wal…
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Star student spirals into jail
A former apprentice-of-the-year rapidly graduated into a “higher echelon” of drug traffickers, a Victorian County Court judge has observed. Jacob Bentley, 28, of Dandenong, was…
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Springvale cyclist wanted for arrest
A man has been wanted for arrest since allegedly skipping Dandenong Magistrates’ Court in February. An arrest warrant was issued for the 23-year-old, who is…
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‘Bleak’ years until economic recovery
Victoria’s economy is tumbling into “bleak” and “catastrophic” times due to the coronavirus pandemic, the State Treasurer Tim Pallas has warned. According to government modelling,…
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Cyclist critical in Dandenong hit-run
A cyclist has been critically injured in an alleged hit-run crash in central Dandenong on Tuesday 21 April. The 46-year-old Dandenong North man was struck…
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Cyclist seriously injured in Dandenong
A cyclist has suffered serious injuries in central Dandenong on Tuesday 21 April. Paramedics were called to the incident in Lonsdale Street’s northbound lanes near…
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Covid-19: family-violence targeted
Victoria Police have arrested nearly 44 known family-violence offenders in a week as part of a Covid-19 pandemic operation. Operation Ribbon started mid last week…
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No new Covid-19 cases in South East
Coronavirus cases reported in the South East remain unchanged at 80, with seven new infections detected across the state yesterday. The state’s recorded cases total…
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SEMMA’s cure for economic ills
Local manufacturing can play a vital role beyond essential medical equipment and pharmaceuticals during the Covid-19 pandemic. Vonda Fenwick, chief executive of South East Melbourne…