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Jailed for ‘horrific’ domestic violence
A man who inflicted what a judge described as among “the most horrific” examples of domestic violence has been jailed for up to seven-and-a-half years.…
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Healing heart makes space for mourning miscarriage
At a cemetery set among quiet fields, a glittering heart invites visitors to step inside a womb-like garden and reflect. The miscarriage memorial garden being…
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Eight ‘teen youth gang members’ arrested after Narre Warren North fracas
Eight teen gang members have been arrested after a car crash and brawl between two groups in Narre Warren North, police say. An Audi, Maserati…
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Dandenong labour hire agency fined for unpaid long service leave entitlements
A Dandenong labour hire agency has been fined $15,500 without conviction after failing to pay casual workers their long service leave entitlements. Despite at least…
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Green Wedge united
Greater Dandenong’s Green Wedge will be united in a single council ward after an electoral boundary review. Local Government Minister Melissa Horne announced that she…
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Three teens arrested after alleged brawl
Three teenagers have been arrested after an alleged episode of “erratic driving”, a multi-vehicle crash and a fight between two groups of males in Narre…
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Legal service overwhelmed, underfunded
An overwhelmed South East community legal centre is facing “tough decisions” due to what it says is chronic underfunding from governments. South-East Monash Legal Service…
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Second tobacco store targeted in Spring Square
Police are investigating a second attack on tobacco shops in Spring Square, Hallam in the past week. Taskforce Lunar detectives say the rear of an…
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Stay of execution for tall tree
Greater Dandenong Council will resume negotiations to try to save a River Red Gum in central Noble Park after a councillor vote on Monday 27…
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New role for MP Richardson
In an Australian first, Moordialloc MP Tim Richardson has been appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary for Men’s Behaviour Change. The move was part of a…
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Budget cuts for asylum-seeker support
Asylums seekers in Greater Dandenong are set to face harsher circumstances due to a decline in social support in the Federal Budget, advocates say. The…
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Motorcyclist dies after Chandler Rd crash
A 23-year-old motorcyclist has died after a collision with a car on Chandler Road, Keysborough last night (27 May). Police say the Noble Park man…