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$6m should buy a lot of open space
By Casey Neill Greater Dandenong Council has set aside $6 million for acquiring open space. At their Monday 8 August meeting, councillors voted to split…
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Driving his point home
By Casey Neill A Craigieburn man is believed to have deliberately ploughed his car into a Dandenong home following an argument. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective…
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Boy,13, linked to nine burglaries
Police arrested a 13-year-old Dandenong boy in an allegedly stolen car just hours after he was bailed on aggravated burglary and theft charges. Greater Dandenong…
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Budget delay on traffic
By Casey Neill “You can’t go on a holiday when you haven’t got food to eat.” This comparison of the Greater Dandenong Council budget to…
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Celebrating Indian culture, cinema
Harmony Square visitors were transported to India through a cultural and cinematic celebration. Dandenong is a satellite location for this year’s Indian Film Festival of…
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Ex-teacher faces sex charges
A former Dandenong teacher has been charged over several alleged sexual assaults dating back to the 1970s. Central Gippsland Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation…
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Dandy listens to youth
Dandenong will host a youth forum to help shape future government decisions. It will be among a handful run across the state later this year,…
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Anyone seen Sha’arn?
Police are appealing for help to find 14-year-old Sha’arn Winslett. She was last seen in Frankston on Monday 8 August and is known to frequent…
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Two finalists in Learn Local
Greater Dandenong has two finalists vying for Victorian Learn Local Awards. Naryphol Thach from Dandenong Neighbourhood House is up for the Rowena Allen Award, which…
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St John gets $8000 facelift
Dandenong’s St John Ambulance hall will receive an $8000 facelift. A $7978 grant from the Federal Government Stronger Communities program will fund a repaint for…
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Workers were underpaid
Four retail shop assistants at a Dandenong butchery are sharing more than $14,400 in back-pay. The Fair Work Ombudsman found the casual employees were paid…
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Footy star says minds matter
By Russell Bennett Wayne Schwass is many things to many people – a premiership hero, a team mate, a son, a father, a husband and…