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DNA division delays opening
The long-delayed Dandenong New Art gallery is finally set to open in mid-2024 – three years longer than its expected unveiling. Recently, a $3 million…
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Hornet tribute for RAAF high-flyer
The spectacular roar of a F/A-18F Super Hornet fly-past was a fitting send-off for a former high-flying Royal Australian Air Force pilot and commander. The…
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Books spring to life
Read, Grow and Inspire was the theme for the latest chapter of the annual Book Week from 19 to 25 August. School communities dressed up…
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Bob rolls to another win
Nearly 90 years old, Noble Park Bowls Club player Bob Bilic has certainly kept up his drive. Bilic is part of a premiership team of…
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DHS class of ’63 reunite
The ex-students of Dandenong High School’s ‘class of ’63’ are all set for their 60 year reunion on Saturday 2 September. The Dandenong High School…
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Library ‘missing links’
Library-starved residents in Noble Park and Keysborough South are demanding services closer to home, according to Greater Dandenong Council feedback. The council area has reportedly…
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Home-invading mob jailed
A mob of burglars from the Dandenong region who stormed into a Pakenham house of sleeping children just before midnight have been sentenced. Padiet Deng,…
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Drag queen voicing her pride
Clyde North drag queen and former Endeavour Hills local Brenda Bressed (she/her) has emerged as a contender to watch on this year’s season of Channel…
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Tree law ‘can’t save’ last Red Gums
Greater Dandenong’s new tree-protection law is powerless to save two tall River Red Gums on the edge of a State-approved apartment-tower site in central Noble…
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Egg farmer jailed for crophouses
An egg farmer who turned to growing cannabis when his business hit hard times has been jailed. Mergin Drenica, 46, pleaded guilty at the Victorian…
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Pair arrested after ‘erratic’ journey
Two men have been arrested after their vehicle was followed by police in Melbourne’s South East and East. Police observed a red Ford Falcon sedan,…
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EPA blitz on industrial stench
Environmental Protection Authority inspectors have cracked down on unidentified industrial firms over the foul stench plaguing residents in Keysborough and Dandenong. During a three-day blitz…