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Teens, young adults build skills, confidence
By Casey Neill A simple shipping container is giving struggling students a leg-up and informing the community. Eighteen students aged 15 to 27 are carrying…
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Factory strike enters second month
By Casey Neill Workers at Fletcher Insulation in Dandenong have notched up more than a month on strike. Australian Workers’ Union’s Victorian secretary Ben Davis…
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Wanted man
Anthony Scott is wanted over a firearms incident and is believed to frequent Dandenong. Police are appealing for public help to find the 31-year-old. A…
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Their number is up, says cops
Disqualified drivers beware – Greater Dandenong police have you in their sights. The same goes for unlicensed drivers and those with unregistered vehicles, outstanding warrants…
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Honour for pillars of harmony
Greater Dandenong contributors to multiculturalism were recognised with Diversity Week awards. Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus handed out the annual certificates on Thursday 16 March. Springvale…
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Goodbye to 52-year-old moustache
By Casey Neill Dandenong North man Frank Darcy is fresh-faced for the first time in 52 years. A moustache had featured on the 70-year-old’s upper…
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Diversity on show
Dandenong West Primary celebrated Diversity Week and Harmony Day with a community festival. The Friday 17 March event featured cultural performances, an animal farm, inflatable…
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More tram orders in pipeline
By Casey Neill A little patience will pay off for Bombardier in the May State Budget, Premier Daniel Andrews has hinted. He visited the Dandenong…
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Libraries promote cultural diversity
Parents were invited to bring their kids to library story time sessions in traditional dress or orange clothing to celebrate Cultural Diversity Week. The Dandenong…
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Bandits rob pizza cash
By Casey Neill Three thieves armed with baseball bats held up a Noble Park pizza shop and fled the scene in a stolen car. Greater…
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Suspicious fire doused
A suspicious fire caused significant damage to a vacant house in Dandenong. A driver passing the Wilma Avenue premises spotted the blaze about 1am on…
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Choked and punched, phone stolen
A Dandenong North man was choked and punched outside his own home before thieves stole his mobile phone. The 24-year-old arrived at his Sherwood Crescent…
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