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Indulge in flavour at Pacific Gourmet
The moment you step through the door of Pacific Gourmet, you can feel your mouth watering. There’s something about the delicious aroma of spices, the…
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’Vigilante’ accused fights jail
A man accused of repeatedly bashing a male with a piece of timber and abandoning him on a Dandenong roadside has alleged his victim is…
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Driver held up at knifepoint
Two men have been arrested over an attempted armed robbery in Springvale. Police say that a man was held up at knifepoint as he got…
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End of library fines?
Greater Dandenong Council is investigating whether to offer a fines amnesty at its libraries. At a council meeting on 9 September, Cr Sean O’Reilly asked…
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Noble Park boss ’under investigation’
Noble Park Community Centre’s manager Brian Woodman has been temporarily stood down while the centre undergoes an independent financial audit. Mr Woodman, who declined to…
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Oasis loses water
Users of Dandenong Oasis leisure centre are urging the council to scrap plans to replace the current 50 metre with a 25 metre pool, as…
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The Glade ‘under threat’
Greater Dandenong Council has approved three double-storey townhouses in a “unique” narrow cul-de-sac in Dandenong despite congestion concerns. Six neighbours objected to the proposal for…
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Smart Recycling short-listed
Dandenong South business Smart Recycling has been announced as a finalist in the 2019 Premier’s Sustainability Awards. Its program Pioneers in Innovative Recycling was nominated…
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Litter campaign flushed with success
A council campaign to reduce litter and pollution in Greater Dandenong’s creeks has won a Keep Victoria Beautiful award. Greater Dandenong’s awareness program, dubbed the…
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Beloved playground turns 25
The community-built timber adventure playground in Burden Park has drawn high praise from Greater Dandenong mayor-on-leave Roz Blades. Cr Blades, who has been on a…
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Faces of Harmony on display
Dandenong Primary School has launched their Faces of Harmony photographic exhibition at Dandenong’s Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens. The school serves what is now Australia’s…
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‘Violent youth gang’ robs commuter
Two members of a “violent youth gang” God’s Army 23 have been bailed by a children’s court after an alleged brutal robbery of a train…