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Councillor floored
THE Springers Leisure Centre floor needs $75,000 in repairs to alleviate safety concerns surrounding delamination. Greater Dandenong Council allocated the necessary cash in its 2015-16…
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Keep it locked
GREATER Dandenong police have issued a warning to car-owners to lock up after a recent spike in thefts from motor vehicles. Detective Sergeant Luke Kirton…
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Police take hoaxes seriously
POLICE say they will continue to respond swiftly and thoroughly to school bomb threats despite a spate of hoaxes in recent weeks. Detective Sergeant Luke…
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Cash return for repairs
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE Serbian Sports Centre has recouped a small part of a $150,000 federal grant that was taken away from it by the…
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Vandals wreck council’s income
PARKING revenue has taken a sizeable hit from ticket machine vandals, according to Greater Dandenong’s midyear performance report. The council has collected $310,000 less in…
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Council turns on car park
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Council has ordered a report on fixing problems at the much-maligned No 8 Balmoral Avenue car park in Springvale. Since…
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Pair show how to lead the way
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS ONE year after arriving in Australia, Hayuran Mahendiran and Farzana Nadiri have come a long way. The pair battled language and cultural…
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More fun than you can poke a tongue at!
SHOPPERS were confronted by bare chested warriors performing traditional Maori war dances as Dandenong Market celebrated Waitangi Day on Sunday 7 February. Waitangi Day commemorates…
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In safe hands
GREATER Dandenong Libraries has been recognised as cyber safe. Library staff, Dandenong Primary School students, police and representatives of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation celebrated…
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Minor injuries after crane rolls
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN was taken to hospital after a crane rolled down an Eastlink embankment at Keysborough on Thursday morning 11 February. CFA…
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Flag salutes heritage
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE bright yellow and red colours of the Vietnamese heritage flag flew for the first time in Multicultural Square, Springvale, on 8…
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Jail for Pop Up Park beating
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN has been jailed for three years after repeatedly kicking and wielding a garden stake on another man lying on the…