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‘Powerful’ start to Royal Commission
More than 170 people registered for a consultation in Dandenong as part the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. The consultation was broken up…
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Freemasons swing behind school
Therapeutic play equipment is on its way for a Springvale school, thanks to a giant cheque from The Freemasons Foundation. Springvale Park Special Developmental School…
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Persistence wins at awards night
Man Wang was chatting with a fellow worker at a fast-food packaging factory when the penny dropped. His colleague had worked the same monotonous job…
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$3.2m for rough sleepers
A $3.2 million State funding package has been unveiled to assist people sleeping rough in Greater Dandenong. Under the program, outreach workers will connect rough…
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Arrest drama on main street
A street-stopping arrest in central Dandenong had unforeseen consequences for a Star Journal photographer. He was one of a crowd of onlookers witnessing teams of…
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Tyre-shop burglars leave a black mark
All for the sake of $300 – two burglars bludgeoned their way into a tyre shop in Lonsdale Street Dandenong, and then towed out a…
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Region fights for election spend
The South East Melbourne multi-council group has called on Federal election candidates to fight for the South East as a region. The group includes representatives…
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Page-turners relay a message
Doveton proved a popular stop as part of a national relay promoting early reading. A small team of volunteers from the Paint the Town REaD…
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Bruce candidates: How to fix transport congestion
The Star Journal sent surveys to Federal election candidates in the seat of Bruce. We asked what they would do to fix transport congestion in…
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When medicine doesn’t go to script
With signs of a looming opioid crisis, a public information event on prescription medicine misuse is being staged in Dandenong. Not-for-profit group ScriptWise is staging…
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Dandenong Basketball appoints new chief
The region’s iconic and financially-pressured Dandenong Basketball Association has replaced chief executive Graeme Allen. Mr Allen was said to have formally departed the DBA in…
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Curiosity clasped the cat
A stray kitten has been dubbed ‘Piper’ after being rescued from an outlet pipe in an industrial bin in Dandenong South. On Friday afternoon 26…
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