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Diwali lights up
Australian Indian Innovations and Aussizz Migration & Education Consultants, hosted The Grand Berwick Diwali 2025 on Saturday 18 October at the Old Cheese Factory in…
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Bunyip plants 500 natives
The Bunyip Landcare Group Inc planted 500 native shrubs, trees, and grasses along Martin Road on Sunday, 19 October. The site, a road easement previously…
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Why the wait for mental-health ED patients?
Mental health patients languishing in Dandenong and Casey hospital emergency departments are still getting specialist care and support, according to Monash Health. In April-June, just…
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Draft maps released for higher-density housing
Draft maps have been revealed for new higher-density planning zones surrounding Springvale, Noble Park, Yarraman and Dandenong railway stations. They are among 23 train and…
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‘Staff’ email sparks internal audit
A councillor has called for a Municipal Monitor at Greater Dandenong after her motion for the council to launch an external independent assessment into an…
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Aspiring mayor warns against election boycott
Mayoral aspirant Sophie Tan has warned of “consequence” for councillors who boycott Greater Dandenong mayoral elections next month. Cr Tan, a twice deputy-mayor, confirmed she…
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Sandown racing assured despite Kanga resignation
Melbourne Racing Club’s plans for keeping Sandown racecourse open for racing are unchanged, despite the sudden departure of chair John Kanga. Over several years, MRC…
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Spaghetti junction tops dangerous list
Some of Greater Dandenong’s most notorious intersections including the “mythical” ‘Spaghetti Junction’ in Springvale have been named as among the region’s most dangerous in an…
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VAD amendments for compassion enter Parliament
New amendments to the national-first Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) laws have been introduced to State Parliament as part of a wider effort to give people…
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God-awful mess at Dandenong squathouses
Two abandoned homes as part of the recently-sold St John of God Pinelodge Clinic in Dandenong have become a rubbish-strewn eyesore. Last year, the two…
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Second man linked to alleged sport-club arsons
Two South East men have been charged after arsons destroyed two community sport buildings in City of Monash. CIU detectives say the blazes at the…
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‘Erratic’ drink-driver allegedly blows .160
A 32-year-old driver has lost her licence and had her Nissan impounded in Mulgrave after an alleged blood-alcohol reading more than thrice the limit. Police…
