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Train club at the crossroads
After years in a hall jam-full with signals and trackscapes, a model railway club may be forced to change stations. The Waverley Model Railway Club…
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Tributes to three stalwarts
Three late community servants Tsebin Tchen, Max Walker and Barry Ross have been praised by Greater Dandenong councillors. Former Senator Tchen, 78, was noted as…
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Recognition for couple’s ‘Long’ service
You might call Angela and Barry Long a ‘power couple’, so strong is their connection to the Dandenong community. Over a period of more than…
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Forest plan chopped
Greater Dandenong Council has chopped a proposed ‘urban forest strategy’ that aimed to vegetate the municipality’s “concrete jungle”. On 9 December, councillors rejected the motion,…
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Council all-clear on conflicts
Greater Dandenong Council chief executive John Bennie says his council is “well versed” in declaring conflicts of interest – in the wake of IBAC’s ongoing…
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$3m STEM grant for St John’s
A $3 million sci-tech boost has been announced for St John’s Regional College in Dandenong. The State Government announced the funding for the college’s Junior…
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15-year old charged with Plaza robbery
A 15-year old boy has been arrested and charged with robbing another 15-year old at Dandenong Plaza in November. Detectives executed a search warrant at…
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Townhouse plan didn’t scrub up
Greater Dandenong Council has knocked back an “extremely intense” townhouse estate on a former Keysborough College campus, with a councillor declaring “you can’t polish a…
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Restaurant fire under investigation
A restaurant’s kitchen in Thomas Street, Dandenong has been gutted by fire early on Thursday 12 December. Flames were visible from outside as three fire…
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Teens charged with attempted cop-car jacking
Two Noble Park teenagers have been charged over an alleged one-night spree of aggravated burglaries and an attempted carjacking of an unmarked police car in…
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Party’s over for one-use plastics
Greater Dandenong Council has resolved to ban single-use plastics such as bags, straws, balloons and bottles at festivals and sport events on council property within…
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Award winner a trucking good tech
They say without trucks, Australia stops – but when those trucks stop, you want someone with some decent skills behind them to get them moving…
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