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Ribs to tickle your fancy
Who would have thought chicken ribs could be so delectable? Introduce yourself to this surprisingly tender and fleshy offering at Ease Garden, one of Dandenong’s…
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What’s the escape plan?
There’s no shortage of suggestions –and frustrations – among traffic-jammed readers for Star News’s Unlock the Gridlock campaign. “A new freeway towards Cranbourne,” Agron Zeneli…
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Trapped in traffic
Disgusting – that’s how transport operator Craig Membrey describes Dandenong’s daily gridlock. At peak time, every arterial road around Membrey’s Transport and Crane Hire yard…
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Shop until you drop – Bollywood style
By night, Armada Dandenong Plaza’s floors are set to transform a bright flurry of Bollywood moves. A free Bollywood dance class led by a professional…
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Taxing times for Dandy ATO
The latest round of job cuts at the Australian Tax Office’s Dandenong branch has sparked concerns over the “privatising” of the federal public service. In…
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Ride of their lifetimes
Something magic happens when children hop in the saddle at Riding for the Disabled. It’s a process that can unlock rare smiles, says RDA Doveton…
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11-time drink-driver blows 0.171
A Dandenong man has pleaded guilty to his 11th drink-driving charge and faces likely jail time, a magistrate has told him. William Sam Tut, 26,…
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Drugged driver rams police
A man on bail and a mix of Valium and heroin has rammed a police car and ploughed into a family in their vehicle in…
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Full STEAM ahead
Explore the world of science and technology – with VR goggles, if you wish – during Greater Dandenong libraries’ STEAM festival. It features free Science,…
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Springvale hub under way
The first sod has been turned on Springvale’s new library and community recreation precinct. Mayor Youhorn Chea, with councillors Sean O’Reilly and Heang Tak, kicked…
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Peak-time outages on Hammond Road
A series of traffic lights are out due to a power outage in the vicinity of Hammond Road, Dandenong South. VicRoads advises that lights at…
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Science joins the mix
Students rubbed shoulders with scientists in the school lab as part of a National Science Week initiative. Lyndale Secondary College was one of 350 schools…