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Plastic recycler presses pause
Plastic recycling business REDcycle has taken the shine off of National Recycling Week by announcing a pause to its soft plastic collections program on Wednesday…
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Two injured as car destroys war shrine
A man and a woman in their 70’s were taken to hospital after their out-of-control vehicle destroyed Endeavour Hills’s War Memorial. The Nissan 4WD skittled…
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Stolen Mercedes blocked off at fast food drive-thru
Southern Metro Crime Team detectives along with Manningham CIU cornered a stolen Mercedes in a Springvale fast food drive-through overnight on 9 November and arrested…
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Dandenong to London modelling
Young locals have been selected to compete at a National level after Dandenong Plaza hosted Top model international modelling competition. The two day modelling showcase…
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Long walk against Family Violence
The Walk against Family Violence is back on 22 November after a two year break due to Covid. Councils and community members will take to…
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Greens’ pokies-free plan
The Greens have launched a plan to make Greater Dandenong – and the rest of the state – pokies free by 2035. The plan includes…
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Online child sexual exploitation on the rise
Police are urging both parents and children to be aware of online safety following a marked increase in the reporting of online child sexual exploitation.…
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First show’s feast of entries
Looking back, the Journal reported on the “ambitious” schedule for the first Dandenong Show in 1872. The Dandenong and South Bourke Agricultural Association’s show took…
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Freeway racer jailed after horror crash
A driver has been jailed after a two-car ‘drag race’ on Monash Freeway ended in a “catastrophic” crash. Ahsannullah Rezaie, 22, of Narre Warren South,…
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Home to Melbourne, Drive-In’s diminishing
Australia’s longest and largest running Lunar Drive-In in Dandenong South is up for grabs for new owners. The remnant of the past which still remains…
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New dog park for Hills
A new dog park in Endeavour Hills is part of a $20 million ‘animal welfare’ package promised by the Labor Party. Premier Daniel Andrews announced…
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Pool to stay open until April
Doveton is set to be much more bearable this summer thanks to the City of Casey’s decision to extend the Doveton Pool in the Park’s…