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Paws for school holiday fun
Springvale and Cranbourne will host Greyhound Holiday Fun Days this school holidays. Keysborough MP and Racing Minister Martin Pakula announced a joint funding package of…
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It’s Holden heaven
By Casey Neill More than 400 Holdens rolled into Dandenong for a fresh take on an annual fund-raiser. The Dandenong All Holden Car Show at…
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Dandy treats for tastebuds
By Casey Neill Springvale showcased its multicultural culinary offerings for the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Chef Russell Bald led a Greater Dandenong Council-run tour…
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Thousands throng market to savour world fare
More than 38,000 people dined, danced and shopped through the Dandenong Market World Fare. The annual event’s sixth incarnation on Sunday 2 April featured about…
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Help sought to find missing teen
Police are searching for a teenage girl who was last seen in Noble Park. They’re appealing for public help to find 14-year old Myrah Fitzgerald,…
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Family fun with pooches
Pooches and their families enjoyed live music, roving performers, workshops, games, circus play and more at Autumn Fest. The annual event at Keysborough’s Wachter Reserve…
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Red Roo home in maiden March Madness
By Cam Lucadou-Wells An inaugural ‘March Madness’ tournament between 70 young South Sudanese basketballers left nothing on the 24/7 HOOPS court at Dandenong on 25…
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Drug court founder takes scheme to Melbourne
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Success at Dandenong Drug Court has bred a successor – a second, larger drug court in Melbourne’s CBD launched on 30 March.…
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Outstanding warrants lead to court
Police have arrested a man wanted on nine outstanding arrest warrants in Dandenong North. Investigators from the fugitive team of the Dandenong Divisional Response Unit…
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City entrance slammed as a rubbish disgrace
By Casey Neill “It looks more like a tip than an entrance to Dandenong.” Bob Malcolm lives near the Mile Creek’s intersection with Cheltenham Road…
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Hit-run a mystery
By Casey Neill Despite a thorough police investigation, a killer remains at large… Someone killed Peter Van Danh. They ran over him in a vehicle…
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Freewheeling life of guns and drugs ends in court
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A man has been refused bail after allegedly crashing during a police pursuit in Dandenong and in a separate incident being found…