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Fourth man charged following 2019 fatal Dandenong shooting
Homicide Squad detectives have today charged a fourth South-East man following the fatal shooting of Mitat Rasimi in Dandenong in 2019. A 34-year-old Carrum Downs…
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From IVF to SOCIALSVote 1 Mum’
Weary but elated, Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams can count on extra family support in her bid for re-election. Her newly-arrived baby Ruairí, who is the…
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Pop-up food markets as food relief
The State Government has delivered much-needed food relief to some of Melbourne’s most vulnerable through suburban pop-up food markets. The pop-up markets provided a mix…
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Poverty funding ‘unsustainable’
A support service has had to dip deep into its own funds in the face of growing levels of poverty in the South East. At…
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Brush with success
Micro Business Award Big Little Brush Sponsor: Star News Group A social enterprise selling eco-friendly toothbrushes is donating half its profits towards health programs in…
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Williams signs defaced
Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams’s election signs have been targeted in repeated vandalism attacks. Images of Ms Williams’s face have been obliterated on up to nine…
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Driver arrested after Sth East chase
A driver has been arrested after fleeing from police across the South East on Friday 24 October. Police say they tried to intercept a silver…
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Breskin peddles cleaner network
Greens Upper House candidate for South-East Metropolitan Alex Breskin used last week’s Metropolitan Transport Forum held at Bunjil Place to put forward his vision for…
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TAC limbo for asylum seeker
Life changed forever for Yacoub Alfakay when he crossed at pedestrian lights in central Dandenong three years ago. Mr Alfakay, of Dandenong, was struck down…
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Liberal pledge to increase Nathdwara capacity
Hallam’s Nathdwara centre is the latest community centre to receive a funding pledge from the Liberals and Nationals ahead of the State election. The LNP…
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Unemployment hitting hard on Dandy
The unemployment rate has been hitting hard in the City of Greater Dandenong with younger people facing especially challenging times. Award-winning not-for-profit social enterprise, Ability…
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Refugees’ roads to safety
Heart-wrenching and inspirational stories of refugees are told in a compelling book ‘Refugee Stories: In their own words,’ by Laurie Nowell. The book includes hair-raising…
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