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Treadmill challenge to prevent suicide
By Casey Neill A Springvale gym is encouraging people to sweat it out for a good cause. The Anytime Fitness Springvale is hosting a 24-hour…
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Motorcyclist in fatal crash
A motorcyclist died following a crash in Dandenong on Sunday 2 July. The incident occurred near the intersection of Station Street and Cheltenham Road about…
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Mums doing business share tips
Mums who’ve opened their own small businesses will share their secrets in Dandenong. The free Mothers Mean Business Migrant Women’s Small Business Expo will return…
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Jobs up in the air
By Casey Neill Produce market on hold over push to move it out of green wedge… A Bangholme produce market that could generate 200 jobs…
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Passion for performance
By Casey Neill Dandenong High School students with a passion for song could lend their voices to a national choir concert. Alex Lewis is a…
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Connected to Kiwi culture
More than 23,000 people flocked to Dandenong Market for a taste of New Zealand culture. The Matariki Festival on Sunday 25 June marked Maori New…
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Plaza is breaking into music
Talented youths will show off their skills at a Dandenong school holiday showcase. Greater Dandenong Council’s youth and family services FReeZA committee organised the Plaza…
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Most parents born overseas
By Casey Neill More than three quarters of Greater Dandenong residents have parents who were both born overseas – more than double the Australian average.…
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Man exposed himself to child on bike trail
A man exposed himself to a father and his 10-year-old son on a Dandenong South bike trail. Police are appealing for public help to identify…
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Sheriff cleans up the station
By Casey Neill Sheriff’s officers recovered $78,000 in unpaid fines during a blitz on Dandenong Railway Station. They joined with transit police and uniformed police…
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Traders fear break-ins, forum hears
By Casey Neill Springvale traders are anxious about break-ins, a crime forum has heard. Greater Dandenong Lightwood Ward councillors Sean O’Reilly, Loi Truong and Youhorn…
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Employers’ stolen stock sold on eBay
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A man has been jailed for stealing and on-selling more than $500,000 of electrical products from his Dandenong South employer. New Zealand-born…