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Tree protection support wavering
There are fears of wavering public support for Greater Dandenong Council’s proposed tree-protection law, with key environmentalists refusing to back the measure. The council has…
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Let’s clean up together
It was another sizzling hot day on Clean up Australia day as a group of volunteers scavenged through 26 parks of Noble Park for litter.…
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Green teams under-staffed: report
Short-staffing and budget cuts are hampering City of Greater Dandenong’s environmental agenda, according to a council report. At current resource levels, the council would not…
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Pound Road to open soon
Motorists can look forward to safer and smoother trips through Dandenong South with the new bridge over the Cranbourne rail line fast taking shape as…
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Homeless funding ’black hole’
Dandenong-based homelessness services Wayss Ltd and Launch Housing have joined a call for the Federal Government to plug a $65 million funding “black hole”. In…
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Dandenong housing no longer ’affordable’
Dandenong can no longer be seen as a place for affordable rentals, according to a South East homelessness service. Andrew Hollows, Launch Housing’s general manager…
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Farewell to Ross Reserve’s rough track
Springvale Little Athletics has farewelled the much-lamented rubber running track at Ross Reserve in style. Recently, the club staged a three-hour, 112-lap relayathon in its…
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Diversifying police ranks
Victoria Police is seeking to broaden its ranks with its Diversity Recruitment Program for the South-East. The recruitment program is a partnership between Victoria Police,…
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ATM skim organiser jailed
A Dandenong man who was part of an international ATM-card skimming fraud has faced sentence. Diresh Kulothungam, 38, pleaded guilty after a sentencing indication at…
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Hard work has no gender
Steamrollers, diggers and high-viz were the theme of International Women’s Day for local Dandenong secondary students. More than 30 students from Maranatha Christian School and…
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Girls charged over theft
Dandenong has witnessed the arrest of two young girls following a car theft. Officers responded after a silver Toyota sedan was allegedly stolen in Melbourne…
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The female MPs guiding the South East
In Melbourne’s South East, the political landscape is shifting, and a legion of determined women are at the helm. Bass MP Jordan Crugnale, Pakenham MP…
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