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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…
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Tougher penalties for car thieves
NUMBERPLATE and car thieves beware – you could now spend up to six months in jail and receive hefty fines of up to $6000 under…
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TAFE opens tech block
– Shaun InguanzoDANDENONG’S first cultural studies hub has opened. Chisholm Institute of TAFE opened its Building G last week with help from Gary Hardgrave, the…
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No show, no protest!
THE South Sudanese Youth Action Group called off plans for a peaceful protest outside Dandenong’s Drum Theatre this week after Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews cancelled…
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Dandenong Rangers clip Seahawks’ wings
By Melissa GrantDANDENONG has hung on to top spot on the Big V Basketball Men’s Championship ladder with a seven-point win over Warrnambool on Saturday…
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Library new leaf for book search
GREATER Dandenong residents will soon use only one card to borrow books from up to eight regional libraries following a $446,000 network overhaul approved by…