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Swing into bushfire relief
Organisers are hoping to break the $500,000-mark in the 11th annual charity golf day Take A Swing. This year’s event, hosted by Greater Dandenong Council…
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Shooting for the stars
It couldn’t be real. While setting up his Christmas barbecue, Teny Puot got a long text message from NBA Los Angeles Laker and Hall of…
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Overgrown grass a ‘fire hazard’
They say the grass is greener on the other side, but in Dandenong South it’s just tall, dry and a potential fire hazard. Tenants in…
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Students flock to long-awaited school
In a win for people power, Keysborough Gardens Primary School formally opened on 31 January. Principal Phil Anthony said 160 students were settling into the…
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Barber salon suffers too many close shaves
Car bingles and worse are said to have become the norm at a recently modified intersection in central Noble Park. The most dramatic incident at…
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Pensioner’s trike swiped twice
Thieves have devastatingly robbed a Dandenong disability pensioner of his main means of transport twice in a matter of months. On both occasions, Denis Papko…
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Govt moves to quell ‘riot’ home
State authorities have stepped in to help resolve an “out of control” child-protection home in a Greater Dandenong neighbourhood. As reported by the Star Journal,…
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Mum rejects accused teen driver
An 18-year-old’s bail application spectacularly collapsed in Dandenong Magistrates’ Court after his mother refused to take him back home. Maxwell Gany, of Dandenong North, covered…
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Teenager critical after struck by truck
A teenage pedestrian has been critically injured after being allegedly struck by a truck on Police Road, Mulgrave. Paramedics and police were called to the…
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Hazmat incident at factory
Fire fighters have been called to a hazmat incident at a paint factory in Dandenong South. Seven CFA crews were called out to the plant…
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VCAT gives townhouse go-ahead
A state planning tribunal has approved a multi-townhouse project in Springvale despite Greater Dandenong Council’s objections. Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) member Tracy Watson…
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Final chapter for library fines
Borrowers will no longer cop fines for overdue books at Greater Dandenong Libraries. In a bid to encourage more library users, Greater Dandenong Council voted…
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