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Drummers beat a rhythm
Dandenong Market welcomed 23,500 visitors on Sunday 5 June for its Auscema Beats event. There was dance, a drumming workshop and live entertainment with Djembi…
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Money into community
The Noble Park Public Hall has been leased to the City of Greater Dandenong (CGD) meaning hall trustees no longer have responsibility of hiring out…
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Hip-pocket hit hard
Dandenong’s Salvation Army is the busiest in the southeast as people grapple with financial stress amid increasing cost-of-living. With many still behind financially after the…
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Rays, Gippslanders, show potential in under 16s championships
It was an almost game for Jasper Alger in Vic Country’s first bout of the under-16s National Championships on Saturday 11 June against Vic Metro…
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Into the 21st century
Keysborough’s Serbian Orthodox Church has received state government funding under the Multicultural Community Infrastructure Fund. The church received $489,000 under the fund which aims to…
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$250K reward to solve OCMG shootings
A $250,000 reward has been offered over shootings outside an outlaw motorcycle gang clubhouse in Titan Drive, Carrum Downs. Victoria Police say shots were fired…
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Crime down 19%
Greater Dandenong’s overall crime rate has plunged across all suburbs and age groups, according to the latest official statistics. The per capita crime rate is…
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Springvale masterpiece wins award
Greater Dandenong Council has won the First Nations Community Partnership Initiative Award for the Springvale ceremonial fire pit at the LGPro Awards for Excellence dinner.…
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Plaza damage charges
A 31-year-old man has been charged with causing more than $263,000 of criminal damage at Dandenong Plaza and a dozen of its outlets on the…
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Home invasion leader jailed
A former Noble Park North student has been jailed after leading a “terrifying” daylight home invasion in Clyde North in which a woman had a…
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‘New life’ for Doveton pool
Casey Council has revealed a draft masterplan that aims to “breathe new life” into the retained 50-metre Doveton outdoor pool. The $21.14 million proposed project…
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Mason fined for silica exposure risks
A Dandenong stonemasonry company was convicted and fined over failing to control crystalline silica exposure risks. Hilton Stone Pty Ltd pleaded guilty at Melbourne Magistrates’…