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Mini bombing spree and a decades-old murder mystery
To mark Dandenong Star Journal’s 160 years of publication, PHILIP SALAMA-WEST is taking a then-and-now look at the people, places and events that have formed…
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Staggering ED wait times for mental health patients
People with mental health issues are facing staggering wait times at hospital emergency departments as their only option. According to official Victorian Agency for Health…
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CCO after ‘devastating’ street-fight injury
A Dandenong-raised man has avoided jail after causing a victim’s profound head injury during a street-fight. Sam Sua pleaded guilty at the Victorian County Court…
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Upcoming rail disruptions in Melbourne’s south-east
There will be disruptions to metropolitan trains on sections of the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines and V/Line trains on the Traralgon and Bairnsdale lines in…
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Diwali Market unites community
The Saathi Multicultural Association of Australia (Saathi MAA) welcomed the community to its Diwali Market, bringing together multicultural Australians under one roof. The Market transformed…
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Five teens charged after alleged carjack attempt
Five teens have been charged after being allegedly tracked in a stolen car by police and attempting a carjacking in Dingley. Air Wing officers located…
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$15m cannabis crop seized, eight arrests in Devon Meadows
Eight people have been arrested and a $15 million cannabis crop dismantled after police raids in the South East. Springvale Divisional Response Unit officers and…
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Major Veolia entity pays no tax in 2023-24
Global environmental services giant Veolia paid no corporate tax in 2023–24 under its new Australian holding company, despite earning $1.1 billion in total income, citing…
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Charity evicted from material-aid warehouse
A refugee charity founder says he is shocked after his group was evicted from Greater Dandenong Council-owned storage buildings in Noble Park North. After months…
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Car-fire spree in Hampton Park and Noble Park
Five cars were set alight at three different scenes in Hampton Park and Noble Park early on Thursday 9 October, police say. Emergency services were…
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Lynbrook shines bright
It was another year of Lynbrook’s landmark Lantern Festival, and once again, Banjo Paterson Reserve came alive with colour, music and light. Hosted by the…
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Nominate a local hero
Nominations for the 2026 Casey Community Awards are open until Monday 20 October. The Casey Community Awards are a chance to formally recognise the everyday…
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