Dandenong Star Journal
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Meeting video cleaned of ‘pop-up’ intrusion
Video of Greater Dandenong’s council meeting last week was temporarily off-limits. The council pulled the video from its YouTube channel soon after the 27 October…
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Mayor rejects workplace-probe vote
A second attempt for an independent probe into Greater Dandenong Council’s workplace culture has been blocked from being tabled. Mayor Jim Memeti cited the Local…
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Parking meters in Springvale, not Dandenong Hospital
Street parking near Dandenong Hospital will remain free of charge, but Greater Dandenong Council still plans to roll out meters in central Springvale despite expected…
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Businesses dumped with clean-up tab
Greater Dandenong Council has ordered a small business body corporate in Springvale to clean-up strangers’ rubbish dumped at its private car park or cop a…
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Man charged over Doveton shooting
A man has been charged over a non-fatal alleged shooting into a car in Doveton on Thursday 30 October. Emergency services were called to reports…
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Drive-thru drink-driver asleep at the wheel
An alleged drink-driver has been arrested after being found asleep at the wheel at a restaurant drive-through in Dandenong, police say. The Toyota Camry’s ignition…
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Calling the Pilgrims of Hope
As Pilgrims of Hope, we are called … To walk with open hearts, To journey with faith, To trust that the path before us Is…
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In the presence of absence
Internationally celebrated artist, Ibrahim Ahmed has launched his first Australian exhibition at Dandenong’s Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre. The exhibition, Amidst the Absence, A…
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Teen’s alleged killer loses bid to have case thrown out
An accused killer has lost his bid to have the case against him thrown out, with a magistrate instead committing him to stand trial over…
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Buddhist monk taken into custody after guilty verdicts
The head monk of a Keysborough Buddhist temple has been remanded into custody after a jury convicted him of 17 child sexual abuse charges. Naotunne…
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Jail for Uber Eats carjacking
An armed, drugged-up carjacker who was among a group that preyed on an Uber Eats driver delivering a cheeseburger in Doveton has been jailed. Bailey…
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Head monk found guilty of sexually abusing children
The head monk of a Buddhist temple has been found guilty of sexually abusing children aged as young as four in Springvale and Keysborough. Naotunne…
