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Rental cars move in, disability residents on the outer
Disability housing residents along Cheltenham Road Dandenong say street car parking has become a storage space for a car rental business just across the road.…
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‘Panicked’ thief rams, injures police
A driver of a stolen ute laden with stolen electric scooters who repeatedly rammed a police car and injured an officer in Springvale South has…
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Man accused of Clyde North murders
A man has faced court accused of murdering two men at a home party in Clyde North in January. Joel Fitzgerald, 30, of no fixed…
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Investing in the future
A new statewide partnership will focus on support to develop Hester Hornbrook Academy’s Dandenong campus, expected to open for the beginning of the 2028 school…
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Wilson’s quest for unity
A political expert says new state Liberal leader Jess Wilson’s great challenge is to unite her “polarised” party room. Wilson, a touted ‘Moderate’ MP, deposed…
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EPA blitz on micro-plastics
EPA Victoria is conducting snap inspections at factories in the South East that use plastic pellets in their manufacturing process. The pellets, known as nurdles,…
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Battin dumped for first woman ever to lead Vic Liberals
Berwick MP Brad Battin has been dumped from leadership of the Victorian Liberal Party after less than a year in the role, with Liberal colleagues…
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Sandown roars to life
Supercar action roared for the Sandown 500 over the weekend with something for all to enjoy. For the first time, the supercars held a three-round…
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Young ‘champion’ inspires at Sandown 500
Five-year-old Neeom was treated to a VIP visit to the Supercars pits at the Sandown 500 last weekend. The boy and his family from Melbourne’s…
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Doves unveil new recruits
There is no doubting that the 2025 season was not exactly what Doveton had in mind after finishing ninth on the ladder and avoiding relegation…
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Ace Classic set for Pakenham
The Ace Classic tennis tournament is set to come to Pakenham in 2026 after two years at Bunyip Tennis Club. The central location of the…
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Magpies embark on new era
After just one season in the Southern netball competition Narre Warren has made the decision to move into the South East Precinct Netball League (SEPNL)…
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Locals set for the next level
The AFL Draft is set to take place from Wednesday 19 November with several local prospects in line to join an AFL club. The first…
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Krasnadamskis set for AFL
Marcus Krasnadamskis was not on a Coates League list at the start of 2025. Not until February did he even register to play local footy,…
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Mr Clutch primed for AFL
AFL Academy teenager Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves looms as the region’s most likely draft prospect just days out from the annual November intake. The Dandenong Stingrays co-captain…
Entertainment
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Build belonging early, and the world never takes it away
Recently, I witnessed something Australia has lost – and urgently needs back. I was in Kuala Lumpur, sitting quietly in the corner of my father’s…
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‘Block party’ lands in Dandy West
Hemmings Street is set for a block party for the ages – with an inaugural two days of live music festival and markets this weekend.…
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Casey Expands Environmental Volunteer Program with 10 New Reserves
The City of Casey is adding 10 new reserves to its Environmental Volunteering Program. Meaning those with a natural green thumb or who want to…
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Casey invites local artists to transform public spaces with vibrant artworks
The City of Casey is inviting local creatives across all mediums to help produce public art around the community. Through Casey’s planning policy, the council…
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Bunjil Place’s biggest event yet
Saturday nights in the summer are about to get even more exciting, with Bunjil Place set to host one of its biggest free outdoor events…
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Standards and values
There can be no doubt that chaos and confusion are daily increasing in the world around us. The intensity, as such, is rendering the framework…
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Walking to better health
You’ve heard of physical health and mental health, but have you ever come across the term ‘social health’? Social health is the wellbeing that we…
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DPav wins Melbourne’s Best Parma
Dandenong Pavilion (DPav) is delighted and extremely proud to have won the MMM Best Parma in Melbourne. Our team of highly motivated and experienced chefs…
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Behind the walls of Victoria’s prisons – what life is really like for the people who work there
Ever wondered what it’s like to work in prison? Most people have a very particular idea – high walls, long and dark corridors and heavy…
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Just Cuts salon now open at Parkmore Shopping Centre
Great value Style Cuts for everybody have arrived in Keysborough with the grand opening of a brand-new Just Cuts Salon inside Parkmore Shopping Centre. The…
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Celebrating all things Holland
The upcoming Holland Festival, organised by the Rotary Club of Casey, will take place entirely indoors at Caribbean Gardens in Scoresby, spanning 7000sqm under the…
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Sculpting a big impact in a small space
As backyards shrink, new ideas for gardens are on the rise. Smaller areas have necessitated a rethink in how to design outdoor spaces for maximum…
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$114m automotive plant opens in Dandenong South
An automotive re-manufacturing company has formally opened its $114 million headquarters and facility in Dandenong South. Walkingshaw Group’s expanded, state-of-the art manufacturing plant is expected…
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Battin loses leadership, replaced by first ever woman to lead Victorian Liberal Party
Berwick MP Brad Battin has been dumped from leadership of the Victorian Liberal Party after less than a year in the role, with Liberal colleagues…
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Battin to face leadership challenge
Less than a year into his leadership, Berwick MP and opposition leader Brad Battin will face a challenge against his leadership after reports say a…
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Push for free-vax revival
City of Greater Dandenong Council has committed to advocate for the reinstatement of the Program for Refugees Immunisation Monitoring and Education. The notice of motion…
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Swim programs for new arrivals
A catalogue of water safety lessons for Greater Dandenong’s newest residents has been introduced in recent years. Coronial inquests have highlighted the need for learn-to-swim…
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Creek park safety in the spotlight
History repeated with the awful drowning of Fariba Hussainzada, 33, and her son Farzad, 7, in Dandenong Creek on 10 November, after the son was…