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  • Council taps little minds for big ideas

    Council taps little minds for big ideas

    By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong’s smallest residents shared their biggest ideas for making their home great. The council hosted a Children’s Forum at the Dandenong…

  • Saying ‘no’ to divisive electioneering

    Saying ‘no’ to divisive electioneering

    A WARM welcome for refugees and asylum seekers starts with a hashtag. Dandenong-based Friends of Refugees is launching #IAMWITHYOU to coincide with World Refugee Day…

  • Buzzing back to life from ground zero gym

    Buzzing back to life from ground zero gym

    By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG Primary School students are getting back into action, thanks to sporting equipment donations. A fire lit in the school hall on…

  • Highway robbers on the run

    Highway robbers on the run

    A ROBBERY trio struck three times in 24 hours in Dandenong, police believe. The investigators from Operation Cosmas – aimed at combating a rise in…

  • Fire leaves extensive damages

    Fire leaves extensive damages

    Arsonists torched an Elonera Road business in Noble Park on Friday 20 May. Police and CFA were called to the scene just after 3am. Greater…

  • On the right path to career decision

    On the right path to career decision

    By CASEY NEILL Keysborough College students got a taste of the career opportunities ahead of them and the pathways to get there. Assistant principal Lynda…

  • Police cultural training for Aboriginal connection

    Police cultural training for Aboriginal connection

    By CASEY NEILL Dandenong police are receiving help to better respond to family violence in the Aboriginal community. Victoria Police launched the Koori Family Violence…

  • You’ll soon know Alex

    You’ll soon know Alex

    By CASEY NEILL A Springvale actor will soon share the small screen with big names in the ‘biz, including Hugo Weaving. But audiences can catch…

  • Understanding builds in song and dance

    Understanding builds in song and dance

    Song and dance showcased cultures from across the globe at Noble Park Secondary College. Students representing Vietnam, South India, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, Ethiopia,…

  • New funds put resting theatre program back to work

    New funds put resting theatre program back to work

    By CASEY NEILL A Dandenong youth theatre program can continue to nurture the south-east’s aspiring actors thanks to a grant. Hampton Park’s Hushum Juma is…

  • Range in shooters’ cash crosshairs

    Range in shooters’ cash crosshairs

    By CASEY NEILL Shooters can buy the Springvale site they’ve used for 40 years and secure its future thanks to a law change. On Thursday…

  • Rubbish fines to clean up their act

    Rubbish fines to clean up their act

    Rubbish dumpers beware – Greater Dandenong Council is cracking down on the illegal behaviour to clean up its streets. Councillors, at their 23 May, meeting…

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