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Program formed for sport aspirants
Dandenong’s St John’s Regional College has formally entered a partnership with Football Technique Australia and Dandenong City Soccer Club to provide an educational and sporting…
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Sandown plan evokes ‘vile’ hate
A Greater Dandenong councillor says she’s received “hate messages” after a proposed Sandown Racecourse redevelopment cleared the first steps for rezoning. The council recently approved…
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Developer meetings logged
Greater Dandenong councillors will be invited to list any contact with developers and lobbyists in a voluntary register. Its proponent Cr Rhonda Garad said it…
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Avoid Dandenong Bypass Westbound
One person has been taken to Dandenong Hospital in a stable condition after a multi-vehicle collision in Keysborough. The Dandenong Bypass is blocked westbound at…
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Knife info ‘critical’ in police shooting
A police shooting of a 53-year-old Narre Warren North father-of-four may have “unfolded differently” if not for an inadvertent omission by Triple-0 staff, a state…
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Cr’s ‘near miss’ at hoon hotspot
A Greater Dandenong councillor suffered a “scary near-death experience” after being narrowly missed by a speeding hoon outside Greater Dandenong SES headquarters. Cr Lana Formoso,…
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Little India outcry
A Dandenong residents’ group has attacked the “poor” public consultation over the high-scale $600 million transformation of Little India in Dandenong. Last month, developer Capital…
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Wild-driving crime spree ends in jail
A Dandenong drug-fueled and disqualified driver who “dangerously” and “reprehensibly” led police on a hair-raising chase through the south east has been jailed. Jack Audino,…
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‘Land-locked’ home refused
A proposed dwelling with “uncertain” access to a main road in bushfire-prone Bangholme has been rejected by VCAT. Ruven Nominees Pty Ltd sought the permit…
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Pet regos due
Pet registrations in the Greater Dandenong City Council are due on Monday 9 April. All owners must register cats and dogs aged over three months…
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Hallam Road now level crossing free
Traffic begun to flow freely beneath the new rail bridge at Hallam Road in Hallam on Saturday 2 April when the State Government completed the…
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Asylum case voiced in Canberra
Federal MPs learnt a stark tale of two brothers from Afghanistan that showed the “randomness” of Australia’s asylum seeker policies. Sajjad Askary, a former refugee…