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Candlelights to mourn the murdered
Dandenong’s Hazara community has been rocked by tragedy abroad. Recently, a candlelight vigil was held in Harmony Square for young Hazara students killed by a…
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Barren promise
Residents in a Keysborough housing estate waited for years for their long-promised and overdue local park. Twelve months after opening, the site at the corner…
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Study and relax
Works have started on a $4 million Senior Studies Centre at Cornish College in Bangholme. The project, designed by McGlashan Everist Architects, features an open-style…
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Selfies on stage
James Cook Primary School students Najeeb, Mahla and Alen, pictured, were in dress rehearsal ahead of an upcoming performance at Drum Theatre. They and their…
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Tip Top workers strike over ’half-baked’ offer
Tip Top Bakery is embroiled in a ‘bunfight’ with its maintenance workers, who are holding rolling strikes at the Dandenong South site. According to AMWU…
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Three injured in truck-car collision
Three people have been hospitalised after a truck and a car collided on Frankston-Dandenong Road, Bangholme. Paramedics assessed five people at the scene about 1.30pm…
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Olympian wheels into velodrome fight
For much of his life, former Olympian cyclist Mick Hollingsworth rode by Noble Park’s Maurice Kirby Velodrome on the way to work. He cycled to…
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Healthy ideas on the menu
With a delicious serve of Vietnamese lunch, health is certainly on the menu at Wellsprings for Women. At its upcoming Women’s Health Expo, there is…
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Killer leaves family ‘heartbroken’
A Dandenong family say their “hearts have been broken” by the fatal shooting of their son, after his killer was jailed for a minimum of…
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Jealous ex unleashes Samurai ambush
A Springvale man has pleaded guilty to hacking the boyfriend of his ex-partner with a Samurai sword in an ambush attack in a residential street,…
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Man charged over alleged armed assault
A man has been charged over an alleged firing of a gun and assault at a Dandenong business on 4 September. The 35-year-old Dandenong man…
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Spice is the word
More than 28,000 savoured the flavours at Dandenong Market’s inaugural Curry Festival on 2 September. The festival featured live music, dance and authentic curries from…