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Hydrogen buses ‘10 years from reality’
By Shaun InguanzoDANDENONG bus operator Grenda said hydrogen-powered buses are 10 to 15 years from becoming a reality. The company’s bus manufacturing wing, Volgren, is…
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Stall thieves go bananas
By Shaun InguanzoDANDENONG Market is rife with banana thieves who have forced traders to take lengthy security measures to protect their valuable stock. Market greengrocers…
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Castle to rock to the drums
A FREE youth music event will rock The Castle today (Thursday). Celebration of Ability: Focus on Youth will kick off from 3pm with a performance…
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Chopper may stunt growth
DEVELOPERS will need special exemption to build tall buildings near Dandenong Hospital if a proposal to protect a medical helicopter’s flight path is approved. Greater…
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Dice rolling nicely for TAFE graduate Vincent
By Shaun Inguanzo A DANDENONG TAFE graduate is mixing it with some of the biggest spenders on the casino circuit. Vincent Ho completed a certificate…
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Push for safe removal of Aboriginal artefacts
By Shaun InguanzoRESIDENTS and councillors will fight to ensure 35,000-year-old Aboriginal artefacts are carefully removed and preserved to make way for a bypass construction. The…
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Valley views for strategy forum
By Shaun InguanzoCOSTS of a radical plan to revitalise central Springvale will be the focus of discussions at a Yarra Valley retreat for councillors this…
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SOS flight plan set for OK
A FLIGHT path for helicopters to Dandenong Hospital will be protected if the state’s Planning Minister signs off on a council submission on height restrictions…
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Revitalisation key for traders
THE revitalisation of Central Dandenong will dominate speeches at February’s Dandenong Retail Traders’ Association (DRTA) general meeting. The guest speaker at the 7 February meeting…
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Bus service better for employees
THE STATE Government is remaining tight-lipped on a new bus service set to bring more employees into Dandenong. Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce president David…
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Prime land fetches $2.5m
Rebecca Fraser INDUSTRIAL land prices in Greater Dandenong continue to boom, vacant industrial land in Hammond Road Dandenong fetching more than $2 million. A Melbournebased…
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Sigma factory a shot in the arm
THE Sigma Pharmaceuticals empire has landed in Greater Dandenong with the opening of the company’s $63 million Dandenong South factory last week. The publicly listed…