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  • Grant vote backflip

    By Shaun InguanzoA CASTING vote from a temporary mayor has controversially sealed a Greater Dandenong Council backflip on funding school councils and part-time salaries for…

  • Castle getting a makeover

    By Nathan Johnston CONSTRUCTION work on the $1.3 million upgrade to The Castle in Hemmings Park has started and is set for completion in April.…

  • Walking in the shoes of a Sudanese refugee

    By Elizabeth Hart LEADING Senior Constable Joseph Herrech thought he understood refugees well enough. He had been a multicultural police officer for about a year,…

  • Police technology hot on unregistered cars

    Nathan JohnstonPOLICE from the Dandenong Traffic Management Unit are using new mobile technology to pull over unregistered vehicles by the dozen. Unit member Senior Sergeant…

  • Classic ballet every step of the way

    By Kelly Yates THE Drum Theatre is polishing the dance floor to make way for the one-off performance of the Kiev Ballet’s Swan Lake on…

  • Rezoning needed

    By Nathan JohnstonBut the land, at 397 to 399 Princes Highway, will first have to be rezoned from ‘residential’ to ‘mixed use’ with approval from…

  • Don’t miss the bus – it’s free

    By Shaun Inguanzo A BUS service linking Ringwood to Frankston and passing through Greater Dandenong has received the thumbs up from the City of Greater…

  • Schools join in spirit of togetherness

    By Shaun InguanzoTHEY’RE one, but not yet the same. Dandenong High School, Cleeland Secondary College and Doveton Secondary College will unite beginning in January as…

  • Awards gain fame

    THE Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce Gala Awards have been brought forward to Tuesday, 7 March and will be held at Dandenong’s new Drum Theatre.…

  • Serious cheer for Christmas

    ONE could mistake it for Santa’s workshop, full of little helpers working hard to deliver colourful and festive items in time for Christmas. But the…

  • Market plans surge ahead

    By Nathan Johnston A PENDING VCAT decision has not stopped the City of Greater Dandenong from charging ahead with plans to start the $15 million…

  • Spin doctors ‘examine’ health system funds

    By Shaun InguanzoDEBATE over Dandenong Hospital’s elective surgery waiting lists has plummeted into a war of words between Liberal and Labor Party spin doctors. Liberal…

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