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Fire bill tops $12 million
Preventable house fires are on the rise in the Dandenong area. The CFA’s latest statistics showed there were 457 preventable house fires in district eight…
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Josh is ready to rock
By Casey Neill A Noble Park performer will rock out in a musical with a difference. Joshua Aiello will take to the Bunjil Place Theatre…
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Race for Harmony
Dandenong’s Harmony Square hosted a welcome to country, smoking ceremony and didgeridoo performance to mark Reconciliation Week. The Tuesday 29 May event also included an…
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Fire threatens vacant house
Curtains went up in flames in a Noble Park house and nearly took the rest of the vacant property with them. Police are investigating the…
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Hunt for Dandenong firebug
Police are appealing for witnesses to two fires in Dandenong. They said a firebug lit hard rubbish outside a Power Street house about 11.15pm on…
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Police issue car theft warning
Greater Dandenong Police have issued a warning following a “significant rise” in thefts from cars. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Tony Lavars said people…
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Our manufacturing winners revealed
By Casey Neill A Greater Dandenong manufacturing trailblazer has won a new state award. Actco-Pickering Metal Industries was named the joint inaugural winner of the…
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‘Failures’ walk to save lives
By Casey Neill Debbie Tryhorn and her daughter Elizabeth Nakalevu have both failed – and couldn’t be more thankful. Both Dandenong women have tried to…
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Gandhi wins bronze for Dandy
A life-sized Mahatma Gandhi could stand in Dandenong’s Indian Cultural Precinct. Greater Dandenong Council is seeking public feedback on a Federation of Indian Associations of…
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Springvale raid nets three
Police arrested three people during a raid on a Springvale home. Dandenong Divisional Response Unit and Critical Incident Response Team members executed a search warrant…
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Local action on drugs
Two new drug action teams are heading for the South-East. The Federal Government and the Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF) announced the Local Drug Action…
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Year-long ban for drink-driving
A driver will be without his licence for 12 months after police nabbed him drink-driving in Dandenong. Transit Safety Division officers intercepted the 35-year-old on…