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By NARELLE COULTER SPRINGVALE real estate agent Harry Li has brought down the hammer on one of real estate’s most prestigious titles – that of…

GREATER Dandenong is fast re-emerging as the commercial, manufacturing, artistic, educational and dining hub of the south east. With so much activity happening throughout the…

By CASEY NEILL DRUM Theatre is helping to foster Dandenong’s heart and soul. The 521-seat performing arts theatre opened in February 2006, within the 1890-built…

THE highly anticipated new shopping precinct at Dandenong Plaza is getting its finishing touches, ahead of its unveiling later this year. The redevelopment, which has…

By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A STATUE immortalising former independence leader Mahatma Gandhi may be the crowning glory to the Little India precinct’s budding rebirth. Federation of…

By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS TRADERS are hoping a food-led revival in central Dandenong will flow into other retailers’ pockets. Baryalai Rahimi, of Afghan Rahimi restaurant, says…

By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS COULD property north of Springvale’s railway line be the new site for a library and town hall? Springvale Asian Business Association spokesman…

By CASEY NEILL MANUFACTURING in Greater Dandenong is doing more than just surviving – it’s growing. South East Melbourne Manufacturers’ Alliance (SEMMA) is the peak…

By CASEY NEILL GUIDED tours are helping visitors and residents alike explore Greater Dandenong’s rich cultural precincts. Food, groceries, clothing, carpets and much more are…

By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS REMOVING Noble Park’s boomgates will only hasten the town’s emerging boom times. Greater Dandenong councillor Roz Blades says the bright mix of…

By CASEY NEILL KEYSBOROUGH’S south is booming. Its population is forecast to grow 115 per cent between 2013 and 2018, to nearly 15,000 residents. Councillor…

By CASEY NEILL THOMAS Street is a slice of Afghanistan in central Dandenong. The Afghan Bazaar was established in 2000, is Melbourne’s only recognised Afghan…