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Separation tree to live on
Greater Dandenong will soon be home to a river red gum with a special place in history. The Victoria Day Council offered Greater Dandenong Council…
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Flying the flag for back-to-basics council
By Casey Neill Flying the Torres Strait Islander flag isn’t an issue that Greater Dandenong Council should be debating, says one councillor. The blue, green…
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Dark slams ‘toothless’ council spending
By Casey Neill Greater Dandenong Council has “lost its way”, according to Councillor Tim Dark. The Liberal Party-aligned Cr Dark was elected to the majority-Australian…
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How we voted on same-sex marriage
By Casey Neill Most Greater Dandenong voters supported same-sex marriage in the Australia-wide postal vote – but only just. On Wednesday 15 November, the Australian…
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Attack on quadriplegic
A quadriplegic man was found lying unconscious on the footpath following a robbery in Dandenong North, just metres from his home. Greater Dandenong CIU’s Senior…
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In the dead of night
Four masked men attacked two Springvale homes on Halloween, giving the residents a real scare. Greater Dandenong CIU detectives are investigating the 31 October incidents…
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Woman, 76, among seven assault victims
An elderly woman was knocked unconscious during a string of assaults in Dandenong, police allege. Greater Dandenong CIU detectives charged a 21-year-old Dandenong man with…
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Charges laid after drug ring busted
Police arrested four men and a woman in Noble Park over an alleged heroin trafficking operation. Dandenong Divisional Response Unit members raided a home in…
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Summer social centre
The Dandenong Baths was the social epicentre for Dandenong’s teenagers from 1925 when the pool opened, through to 1975 when the pool was decommissioned on…
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Fire destroys warehouse
Fire engulfed a Hallam warehouse on Thursday 9 November, causing the roof to collapse and sending smoke over surrounding suburbs. Grace Removals said the fire…
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Fix-up for heritage classroom
By Casey Neill A $400,000 makeover is on the way for Dandenong Primary School’s heritage-listed building. “I was incredibly pleased for the school and the…
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Ambulances boost response times
Ambulances are responding eight seconds quicker to code one emergencies in Greater Dandenong. Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams said latest figures showed 84.7 per cent of…
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