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Monash Health funding alarm
Monash Health could be forced to make proposed cuts of up to $200 million as part of budget savings imposed by the State Government. The…
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Toxic-waste fury after EPA notices
Greater Dandenong councillors have intensified calls to close a toxic-waste landfill that was recently put on notice by the state’s pollution watchdog. The Veolia-operated landfill…
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Vapes go behind the chemist counter
New vaping reforms are in place across Australia from 1 July in a crackdown purporting to safeguard young people. The new reforms mean vapes are…
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Proposed cuts to impact patients: VHA
Monash Health could be forced to make proposed cuts of up to $200 million as part of budget savings imposed by the State Government. The…
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Springvale heroin ‘ringleader’ charged
An alleged ringleader of a Springvale heroin trafficking syndicate has been arrested by police at a home in Princeton Drive Keysborough on Wednesday 26 June.…
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Two men arrested after alleged stolen car chase
Two men in an alleged stolen car have been arrested after an extended follow by police in the South East. Police say they spotted the…
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Voices celebrated in Refugee Week
Voices of refugees were at full volume at a Refugee Week special event at Bunjil Place on 20 July. More than 150 community leaders gathered…
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Feds praise GSEM roadmap
The South East’s “critical” manufacturing sector was “key” to the Government’s ‘A Future Made in Australia’ plan, Federal Skills Minister Brendan O’Connor told a regional…
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Caring for the carers
A new centre to support carers for loved ones with mental health or substance use issues has opened in Dandenong. The Mental Health and Wellbeing…
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Operation Kickstand targets rising motorcyclist toll
Victoria Police has announced a road blitz on motorcycle safety following a spike in rider deaths. There have been 35 motorcyclist fatalities this year –…
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Drug driver causes lifelong injury
A drug-addled driver who critically injured a fast-moving, overtaking motorcyclist at a Noble Park North intersection has been sentenced. Peter Murray, 42, pleaded guilty after…
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Last bank withdraws from Lonsdale St
The shutdown of the Bendigo Bank in Dandenong has raised the alarms for seniors using passbook accounts. Its former shopfront on the lower ground of…