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Community hub snub
The long-awaited Dandenong Community Hub (DCH) project appeared set to be “killed off” in a council meeting closed to the public on Monday 8 July.…
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Rate-capping opposed
Greater Dandenong Council didn’t make a submission to a state parliamentary inquiry in local government funding, but continues to lobby against cost-shifting and rate-capping, says…
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Funding shortfall concern
Casey Council has revealed inadequate funding for library services and social support programs by the State and Federal Governments. The council made a submission to…
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Reforms underway for employment services
A Narre Warren local has acknowledged the importance of the role employment services play when it comes to inclusion and diversity, after suffering a brain…
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Step closer for LGBTIQA+ voice
After years of talks, an LGBTIQA+ Advisory Committee has finally received the green light by Greater Dandenong Council. At a council meeting on Monday 8…
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From volunteer to student doctor
Cranbourne North’s Adhav Parasuraman presented a distinctive and down-to-earth way to boost a career path in healthcare. The 22-year-old is a student doctor at Dandenong…
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Appeal for missing Dandenong Nth man
A 27 year old man has disappeared from Dandenong North Tuesday 9 July, and is still missing. His family say that his disappearance is out…
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Rail freight to cut truck congestion
More rail freight investment is needed to take trucks off congested roads in the South East, according to the Greater South East Melbourne advocacy group.…
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Trees sown for climate-change insights
An “innovative” study is underway to determine how native plants respond to climate change in Greater Dandenong and Melbourne’s East. Federation University researcher and plant…
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Vanity Lane ‘cannibalised’ by DNA glitch
Greater Dandenong councillors have endorsed the “cannibalising” of a laneway project to help fund a $6.24 million blowout in the long-delayed Dandenong New Art gallery…
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Pedestrian dies after Eumemmerring collision
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car in Eumemmerring last month. The 30-year-old Dandenong man was hit while crossing Princes Highway about…
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South East members raise ‘unfair’ medicinal cannabis driving laws
Tradies and parents prescribed medicinal cannabis have joined with South East MP Rachel Payne to launch a new campaign for fair driving laws. They have…
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