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Step up to Clean up
Step up to clean up this Sunday with City of Greater Dandenong deputy mayor taking on the lead. This may just be an annual tradition…
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A new life for donated items
A declutter-your-home initiative saw a huge turnout at Greaves Reserve in Dandenong on Saturday 25 February. City of Greater Dandenong was providing an extra opportunity…
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Wave of support for Neil’s Cruise
A small family business in Dandenong is up against some serious big-corp competition in an annual Neil’s Cruise for the Kids fundraiser. What started in…
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Young doctors rise to the challenge
A Dandenong former refugee, who speaks six languages, is among Monash Health’s largest-ever intake of graduates and interns in 2023. Junior doctor Kumail Jaffry, based…
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Dot’s lap of honour
Dorothy Hudson received a surprise entourage from Harley Davidson on her 100th birthday celebration at the Parkglen Retirement Community in Keysborough. A fan of Harley…
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Five out of five
Young Aneeq Assen is sharp and fast both academically and on the athletics track. The under-12 athlete from Waverley Little Athletics won five gold medals…
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Tranquillity hits the right note
Personalised Support Services (PSS) has opened its second short-stay accommodation property (SAP) in Cranbourne. Named ‘Tranquility’, it supports NDIS participants with a short time away…
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DNA timeline expands
The delay on City of Greater Dandenong’s major contemporary art gallery project looks set to extend beyond two years. The $7.2 million-plus Dandenong New Gallery…
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VCAT ’no’ to backyard townhouses
A proposal for two backyard townhouses in Springvale has been refused by the state’s planning tribunal. Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal rejected the plan for…
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’Stern’ sentence for carjack stabbing
A would-be car-jacker, who seriously injured a driver in a “frightening” broad-daylight stabbing at a Noble Park shopping strip has been jailed. Panayotis Tsoukalas, 37,…
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Dandenong North tops the class
Dandenong North Primary School has been crowned No.1 for NAPLAN results in the state. According to The Age, 16 out of the state’s top-20 improved…
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Nowhere to live
Homelessness services in Greater Dandenong are struggling to find even short-term housing for rough sleepers in what is being described as a “huge crisis“. The…