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Dandenong Hospital staff fear further cuts to come
In the wake of proposed cuts, staff members say they fear that maternity services may be gradually shut down altogether at Dandenong Hospital. Speaking to…
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Outcry over Dandenong Hospital maternity cuts
Greater Dandenong councillors have strongly opposed Monash Health’s proposed downgrades of critical maternity services at Dandenong Hospital. Councillor Rhonda Garad, who holds a PhD in…
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Mosquito bite warning for South East
Residents in Melbourne’s South East face a greater risk of contracting mosquito-bourne disesase, according to Monash Health. Almost half of the cases of Buruli ulcer…
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Cranbourne Casey Men’s Shed grant success
Cranbourne Casey Men’s Shed has received new State funding to upgrade equipment in its growing community workshop, securing a $3,890 grant to purchase new machinery.…
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Mobile Stroke Unit rushes to save Cockatoo man
A Cockatoo father is back home and recovering well after Victoria’s second Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU), operating out of Dandenong, delivered life-saving stroke care on…
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Tax-paying asylum seekers plead for ‘fair go’
A group of refugees and advocates has staged a peaceful protest outside Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs assistant minister Julian Hill’s electorate office in Dandenong. The…
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Explainer: where Veolia’s $1m payment will go
Earlier this month, Hallam Road landfill operator Veolia has agreed to pay $1 million as part of a Supreme Court settlement with the Environmental Protection…
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Paint factory charged after fatal explosion
A paint manufacturer has been charged after a worker died in an explosion and fire that engulfed a Dandenong South factory in December 2023. Indoc…
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Childcare worker charged after assaulting a toddler
Pakenham police charged a 41-year-old woman following an alleged assault at a childcare centre in Pakenham on 17 October. A Narre Warren woman has been…
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Lost WWII relic uncovered by local Salvos
Clyde North Salvos has uncovered and returned a long-lost World War II flag that originally belonged to the 2/2nd Field Regiment, and the historic artefact…
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Berwick local to brave golf marathon for cancer research
A Berwick local will brave a 72-hole golf marathon in Cranbourne next month to help drive cancer research. Berwick professional golfer Danika Coyne will step…
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Casey ambulance times slip in record winter
Casey residents waited longer for ambulances this winter, as new figures show response times worsening across thousands of life-threatening callouts during the state’s busiest first…












