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Butts out of our creeks
An award-winning campaign urging residents to ‘bin their butts’ is set to pound Greater Dandenong’s pavement. A cigarette-shaped character #msnobutts and her ‘twin sister’ from…
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Holiday Inn tower to open in Dandenong
An 11-storey “world-class” hotel has been announced to tower above Cheltenham Road, Dandenong by 2021. Earmarked for 64 Cheltenham Road, the 160-room Holiday Inn &…
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Meeting on a level playing field
Politicians and staffers pitted themselves against Doveton Special Soccer School for their annual friendly at Soccer 5s Dandenong South. In an entertaining clash, the DSSS…
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School scores benchmark gift
A playground bench of recycled plastic is the latest gift bestowed by a local Greek yoghurt manufacturer to Dandenong South Primary School. Chobani donated the…
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Kinder cuts not the kindest
Dandenong West Kindergarten has got on board a campaign against federal cuts to kinder funding. The kinder staged an event promoting the multi-council campaign I…
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No free drinks: council calls for pokies reform
Greater Dandenong Council is set to lobby for the end of free drinks and other gambler inducements as part of stricter regulations in pokies venues.…
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Last rides for velodrome
The morning was bitter cold as a hardy band of protesters witnessed the demolition of the Maurice Kirby Velodrome in Noble Park. Police had peacefully…
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Pellicano name enshrined at reserve
A 21-hectare wooded oasis in Dandenong South’s industrial estate is set to be named after the precinct’s developer. Despite several community objections, the Frank Pellicano…
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Intruders attack man with hammer
A man in his 50s has been reportedly bashed with a hammer during an aggravated burglary in Francesco Drive, Dandenong North. Two unknown male intruders…
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Car yard’s Lexus torched in Dandenong
A Lexus sedan stolen from a car yard has been found deliberately torched in Boyd Street, Dandenong. The black car, which belonged to a Thomastown…
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‘Friend’ stabbed in Palm Plaza playfight
A 41-year-old man has been stabbed after a ‘play-fight’ turned serious outside a restaurant in Palm Plaza, Dandenong. The victim and his 20-year-old ‘friend’, both…
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Teen charged with Springvale robbery
A teenager has been charged over the alleged robbery of a 30-year-old woman on Balmoral Avenue Springvale. The woman had been on her way to…
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