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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…
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Quick thinking saves AGM
Greater Dandenong Council has issued an apology to Dandenong and District Historical Society, which was locked out of their annual general meeting venue that was…
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Police monitor 45 young burglars and ‘influencers’
In the wake of a series of “truly horrible” recent agg burgs, Victoria Police has anounced it’s monitoring a list of 45 young chronic burglars…
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Halloween feature: Welcome to Lanah’s Spooky Manor
Driving along Collison Road in Cranbourne East, everything looks typically quiet: long stretches of paddocks, horses grazing behind fences, and neat semi-rural homes. But then,…
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Mina’s extraordinary feat
Since her arrival from Iran in 2003 with her two children and husband, Mina Bolandhemati has accumulated nearly a handful of degrees. And on Wednesday…
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Leading by example in uplifting young people
From feeling disconnected to lending a helping hand to the youth in the South East, Abraham Kuol calls it the “Australian spirit.” One of four…
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Dandenong Council scraps fortnightly meetings
Greater Dandenong Council has opted to revert to monthly council meetings for the first time in more than 28 years. The scrapping of fortnightly meetings…
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All-clear for purple bins in 2027
Households are set for a fourth bin in 2027, after Greater Dandenong Council endorsed the introduction of a purple-lid bin for glass recycling. Ratepayers are…
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Letter-to-the-editor: Lake renaming sparks divisons
There is no such place as Berwick Springs. It has never been gazetted and is, in reality, Narre Warren South. Everyone knows Berwick Springs though,…
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Letter-to-the-editor: It’s about process, not prejudice – why Berwick Springs residents want to be consulted
In response to the opinion piece “Forget Guru Nanak Lake – let’s name a suburb Nanakville instead” (Jamel Kaur Singh and Dya Singh, Star News,…
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Police vehicle rammed in Sandhurst
Two police officers were injured and a police vehicle was rammed numerous times in Sandhurst on the morning of Thursday 30 October. The officers were…
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Endeavour Hills man charged over fatal crash
An Endeavour Hills man has been charged over a fatal multiple-vehicle crash in Lyndhurst last year. Two cars and a truck collided on Western Port…
