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Crime drops as police target hot spots
POLICE chiefs focused the region’s resources on holiday areas over summer in a move they believe led to a significant reduction in anti-social behaviour. Although…
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Pacific award
VICHEALTH has awarded a Greater Dandenong-funded festival with an outstanding achievement award. The Pacifika Down Under Festival was a celebration of Pacific Island cultures held…
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Antidote found for toxic land
By Shaun InguanzoFLOODPRONE land plagued with deadly toxins will be transformed into a $150 million industrial and commercial nerve centre. Melbourne Water and VicUrban last…
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Bypass is up and running
THE DANDENONG Bypass has officially opened almost a year ahead of schedule, with EastLink also set to open earlier than expected. Premier John Brumby and…
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Mayor’s ethnic fury
By Shaun Inguanzo A TRIBUTE by the Greater Dandenong mayor to a community leader whose opponents say supported a terrorist group has outraged a sector…
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Works begin on expansion
By Shaun InguanzoWORKS have begun on the Russian Welfare Society’s $1.6 million aged care expansion. Stage one of the works is now under way at…
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There’s no disputing this Russian royal visit
By Shaun Inguanzo THE Soviet era may have spelt the end of the rule of the Russian royal family in the early 20th century. But…
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Budding greenies graduate
SIX budding horticulturists have finished their apprenticeships with the City of Greater Dandenong Council. Secondary school students Dylan Heft, Aaron Plunkett, Joe Myall, Jason Adair,…
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Apology ‘helped people move on’
By Kelly YatesTHE Federal Government’s apology on sorry day stopped the nation but for the City of Greater Dandenong it brought back memories of an…
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No argument for Cup winner
By Glen Atwelland Brad Kingsbury GREYHOUND trainer Cameron Taylor was the toast of the dog racing world at Sandown Park last Thursday night, wining the…
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New humps for hoons
By Shaun Inguanzo GREATER Dandenong council will spend $16,000 testing speed cushions in a hoon-plagued street. Trewin Street, in Dandenong South, was the centre of…
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New search is on
COMPREHENSIVE search software has been installed at Greater Dandenong’s library network. The City of Greater Dandenong has joined the ‘Swift’ consortium of nine public library…