News
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Golden Dawn
By Casey Neill Dawn Vernon has been shining a light on community safety for more years than she can remember. She’s lived in Noble Park…
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Job skills boost employability
Young Dandenong and Doveton job-seekers can take a step towards employment in March. The non-profit Skilling Australia Foundation is running its next APepTite Youth Job…
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Robinson Street safety upgrade complete
Works to make Dandenong’s Robinson Street-Princes Highway intersection safer are complete. On Thursday 22 February, Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams announced that work had finished on…
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Man missing from Dandenong
A missing Dandenong man was last seen on Friday 16 February. Police are appealing for public help to find Daniel Whittaker, 27, after he disappeared…
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Break the addiction cycle and build a new identity
By Glenn Munso, Youth You Program founder For many years I was trapped and suffocated in the cycle of drug addiction. It was dark and…
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Cash for cohesion
Two Dandenong groups will share $39,000 to boost community cohesion. On Wednesday 21 February, Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams announced a $20,000 grant to High Resolves…
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Fire safety spreads across cultures
The Dandenong Fire Brigade and community groups are taking cooking classes together to prevent potentially-deadly kitchen fires. The program is targeting newly-arrived migrants who are…
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Bypass takes another step
The Mordialloc Bypass is a step closer, with expressions of interest in building the $300 million project open. The nine-kilometre bypass will link the Mornington…
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Overtaker loses licence
A P-plate driver wasn’t wearing his seatbelt when he broke the speed limit by 43 kilometres in Dandenong South, say police. Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol…
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Hazara stars win at Tropfest
A short film starring two Dandenong girls took home five awards at the Tropfest film festival – the most of any entrant this year. The…
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Festival fun funds charity
Fireworks, rides, food and multi-cultural music and dancing entertained crowds at Springvale South’s summer festival. Burden Park hosted the annual Lions Club of Noble Park/Keysborough…
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Saints learn the Wallara way
By Casey Neill Wallara welcomed Saints into its Dandenong learning space and taught the AFL players a thing or two about coffee and bath bombs.…