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Soil mound shut down
Works at an allegedly asbestos-contaminated soil mound in Bangholme’s Green Wedge have been shut down after several alleged permit breaches. On 28 November, EPA Victoria…
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87yo pedestrian dies after being struck by car
An 87-year-old Dandenong man has died in hospital after being hit by a car two weeks ago. Police say the pedestrian was crossing Webster Road,…
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Four arrested after police car rammed in Springvale
Four people were arrested after a police car was allegedly rammed numerous times in Springvale. Officers in an unmarked police car spotted an erratically-driven vehicle…
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Friends group in high places: Mayor Memeti meets PM
Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti has attended the launch of the Parliamentary Friends of Albania in Canberra as one of his first formal events since…
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Friends group in high places: Mayor Memeti meets PM
Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti has attended the launch of the Parliamentary Friends of Albania in Canberra as one of his first formal events since…
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‘Predatory’ rapist jailed for 7 years
A driver who picked up a heavily-intoxicated stranger in his car and raped her on the way to her Noble Park home in 2017 has…
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Crs pay respects to Isla Bell
A minute of silence was observed in the memory of the young 19-year-old Isla Bell at the first council meeting on Monday 25 November. Deputy…
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Fire restrictions for the southeast
The majority of southeastern municipalities have been named to be subject to fire restrictions as the CFA’s Fire Danger Period (FDP) begins at 1am Monday…
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Medical-waste facility fined over fire
A medical-waste treatment company in Dandenong South has been fined over an explosion and fire that belched plumes of black smoke in 2022. Cleanaway Daniels…
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Springvale factory-fire ‘suspicious’
Police are investigating a suspicious factory fire in Springvale overnight. Emergency services were called to the two-storey tilt factory on Westall and Centre roads about…
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Nationals leader hands over reins
A veteran state Nationals leader has stepped down to make way for new blood as the party begins preparations for an election in 2026. Peter…
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Bail for cleaner accused of hiding Isla Bell’s remains
A cleaner accused of helping to hide Isla Bell’s remains for three weeks is set to be freed on bail, as tears from the 19-year-old’s…