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Man charged with baby kidnap
A 46-year-old man has been charged with stealing a car with a baby on board in Keysborough. Greater Dandenong CIU detectives charged the Frankston man…
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Update: Baby found safe
A baby boy has been reunited with his family following a search for an alleged stolen vehicle in Keysborough this afternoon. The white 2013 Toyota…
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Vandals cause train ‘chaos’
Vandals have cut almost 400 cables near Sandown Park station, bringing trains to a halt on part of the Cranbourne and Pakenham train lines. Metro…
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$1.7m unclaimed ‘windfall’
Greater Dandenong residents are being called to apply for more than $1.7 million in unclaimed money at the State Revenue Office (SRO). Statewide, there’s $111…
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Rail line down: Buses replace trains
An equipment fault has closed down the Cranbourne and Pakenham train lines this morning (1 March). Buses are replacing trains between Dandenong and Caulfield station,…
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Doveton drink-driver 0.25
A Doveton woman was caught driving at more than five times the legal blood-alcohol limit in Langwarrin, police say. The 43-year-old’s silver Kia Rio sedan…
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Stand for the forsaken
Greater Dandenong has joined a call for an end to the “cruel” treatment of more than 90,000 refugees and people seeking asylum who are “living…
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Carer hosts clan lab
A man has faced sentence after hosting a clandestine meth lab in his ailing father’s home shed in Doveton. Alexander Ballantyne, 39, had been a…
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Appeal for missing boy
Police are seeking help to find a missing 13-year-old boy. Calen, from Lara, is known to frequent Cranbourne, Doveton, Geelong and Lara, police say. He…
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Workplace toll high in Greater Dandenong
Four people lost their lives at Greater Dandenong workplaces in 2021 – the equal most in the state, according to WorkSafe data. WorkSafe has declared…
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Dream rises in the East
A stylish $75 million hotel is the latest dramatic landmark to grace Melbourne’s Eastern suburbs. The 171-room Hyatt Place Melbourne Caribbean Park, which towers next…
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Six arrested after car chase
Six people have been arrested after an allegedly stolen car was dumped in Dandenong North. The red Toyota Camry was seen speeding by patrolling Victoria…