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Squat house set ablaze again
A squat property at 13 Fifth Avenue, Dandenong has been damaged by fire for the second time in three weeks. The site’s rear shed was…
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Pair charged with burg spree
Two men have been charged over car thefts and six residential burglaries in Greater Dandenong after a police raid on a home in Noble Park.…
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Our fallen remembered
Hundreds paid tribute to our wartime fallen at Remembrance Day services across the City of Greater Dandenong. At 11am on Monday 11 November, silence was…
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Ex-truckie steers a new course
Alex McCrae’s return-to-work from injury is a parable on persistence. The Dandenong former truckie won the worker-return-to-work category of Worksafe Victoria’s Health and Safety Awards…
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Brown to cast decisive vote
Peter Brown is back on Greater Dandenong Council – and he is set to make an early mark. “Apologies for being three years late but…
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Six running for mayor
A ‘Melbourne Cup’ field of candidates are lobbying to be Greater Dandenong’s next mayor. Ahead of the mayoral election on 14 November, up to six…
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Act on aged care ‘neglect’: Mitchell
A damning Royal Commission interim report on aged care is of no surprise to Greater Dandenong ‘living treasure’ Merle Mitchell. The Springvale community trailblazer welcomed…
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Fearless preacher
Reverend Berlin Guerrero has been kidnapped, tortured and tried for a baseless murder case. So the courageous new pastor at Dandenong’s Uniting Church – who…
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Game, set, match for indoor icon
By the end of November, the Sandown Indoor Sports Centre will be no more. It’s the last of the indoor tennis stadiums in Melbourne –…
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Road jungle ‘disgrace’
Unsightly grass and weeds have sprouted over a metre tall along a gateway arterial in Dandenong South. Business owner Dave Tucker says the ugly jungle…
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Child abuse calls unanswered
One in five calls to a child protection intake hotline in the South region went unanswered, according to official statistics. The Child Protection Intake phone…
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Anti-violence march returns
The annual Walk Against Family Violence will be staged in central Dandenong on Tuesday 19 November. The walk begins at Dandenong Market at 11.30am, finishing…
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