2020
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Food for business’s revival?
Food may revive the appetite for business among the empty shop fronts on Lonsdale Street Dandenong, says councillor-elect Jim Memeti. As Covid-19 restrictions ease, outdoor…
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Plea for lighter traffic
A simple timing change at traffic lights could brighten pick-up and drop-off periods at Keysborough Gardens Primary School, says its principal. School principal Phil Anthony…
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Unwrapped gifts at home
Greater Dandenong Council’s showcase of local LGBTIQA+ artists will be ‘unwrapped’ in the comfort of viewers’ homes due to Covid-19. Unwrapped is an expansive, inclusive…
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Covid limits charities’ reach
They literally can’t give them away. Despite the struggles of many during Covid-19, there’s a surplus of emergency ‘care’ boxes available for collection from Dandenong’s…
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Virtual NAIDOC celebrations
National NAIDOC Week events, including the annual march, will be moving virtual over the coming week. The week celebrates the diverse histories, cultures and achievements…
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Election 2020: fresh faces on council
Lana Formoso and Eden Foster are among the new faces on a regenerating Greater Dandenong Council. The ALP members were confirmed as councillor-elects in Noble…
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Kingswood impounded in Lyndhurst
A classic Holden HG Kingswood has been impounded after its driver allegedly sped at 160km/h in a 90km/h zone in Lyndhurst. The 31-year-old Berwick driver…
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Election shock: Garad wins Keysy South
Greens candidate Rhonda Garad has held off a big-spending challenge from ALP fruit-and-vegetable chain-store owner Stephen Fanous to win the City of Greater Dandenong’s Keysborough…
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Award win a beauty
It’s been an exciting end to the year for one Dandenong educator who’s taken out one of the biggest awards in her industry. Jane Truong,…
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Santa photos go virtual
Christmas traditions will have a Covid-safe theme this year at Armada Dandenong Plaza. Children can get photos with Santa – well, at least a virtual…
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Armed robbers on the run
Police have released images to help identify three armed robbers who held up a pair of teenagers in Endeavour Hills. The offenders approached the teens…
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Election 2020: Long tilt for mayoralty
Angela Long has declared she’ll run for Greater Dandenong mayor after comfortably winning her Cleeland Ward seat. The ALP member and two-time mayor claimed her…