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Dark files IBAC complaint
In a rare move, a Greater Dandenong councillor has lodged a complaint against the council to the state’s anti-corruption watchdog. At a council meeting on…
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Angry ex jailed for baseball-bat rampage
A man has broken in and smashed up his ex-partner’s Dandenong West home and belongings with a baseball bat while her son was asleep inside,…
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Bollywood hub’s final curtain
A hub for Bollywood culture is set to close its doors in the Little India precinct in Dandenong. After 19 years, Baba Home Entertainment with…
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United on homelessness
Greater Dandenong mayor Roz Blades has hosted a forum into increasing social housing in Victoria’s highest homeless hotspot. The 7 June mayoral forum sought solutions…
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Ready for ‘jobs of the future’
The first Dandenong inductees have started a pilot jobs program for young people in the community-services sector. The Jobs Victoria Community Traineeship Pilot Program is…
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Auslan ‘sticks’ a sign of the times
Wallara Australia’s TV school has helped create a pioneering Auslan learning resource on a USB stick. The Wallara TV School of Media teamed with The…
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Age no limit for multi-marathon man
What a way to turn 60. In a feat of incredible endurance, Noble Park North’s Adrian Bol ran seven beach marathons in seven consecutive days.…
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Survey open on pools’ future
A public survey on the future of Dandenong and Noble Park’s pools is coming to an end. Greater Dandenong Council’s $67 million draft aquatic strategy…
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Council move to ’gag’ Cr Kirwan
A Greater Dandenong councillor has accused colleagues of “gagging themselves” in an attempt to gag him at future council meetings. Cr Matthew Kirwan made the…
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Bypass ‘deathtrap’ warning
Greater Dandenong Council will lobby the State Government for safety measures such as a red-light speed camera at two “death trap” intersections on Dandenong Bypass.…
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Accused carjacker arrested
A man arrested in Dandenong is facing charges of carjacking and stealing from a motor vehicle. Police say that a 26-year-old woman was carjacked as…
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Woman hospitalised after Greens Road crash
A woman was taken to hospital in a stable condition following a crash on Greens Road in Dandenong South that saw traffic in the vicinity…