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Tipping the scales Dinosaur fan Mathias, 4, had no fears of reptiles during a day of thrills and joy at the Celebrate Doveton festival this month. The festival was ripe with farm animals, magic acts and other entertainment. More pictures, turn to page 18
Mathias. (Ljubica Vrankovic: 435638)
Election heats up The battle for Greater Dandenong Council has hotted up, as rivals have slung accusations and counter-accusations against each other. In one corner, councillor travel expenses have been used as a weapon against two warring foes -
Dandenong North Ward Bob Milkovic and Greater Dandenong sitting mayor Lana Formoso. Milkovic was attacked by an anonyomous Facebook poster over a near-$4000 vehicle/mileage expenses claim in 2022-’23. Meanwhile, former councillor Maria Sampey entered the fray with letterboxed pamphlets call-
ing out Formoso’s expenses in the following year. Formoso had defeated Sampey at the previous election. Meanwhile, Formoso and Dandenong Ward incumbent Jim Memeti have been accused by other candidates of seeking to “control the council” with a team of would-be councillors.
It’s a claim that the pair strongly denies. Community safety was also top of the minds of Cleeland Ward candidates – with a violent apartment trouble-spot in Stud Road seemingly an unsolvable issue for authorities. For more on the election, turn to pages 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 14
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By Cam Lucadou-Wells