News
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Trains lead Dandy’s budget bonanza
By CASEY NEILL A TRAIN order and cash for schools are among the good news for Greater Dandenong in the 2016-’17 State Budget, government MPs…
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Superclinic snubbed
A DANDENONG medical centre won’t be allowed to add extra doctors and extend its opening hours. At their 26 April meeting, Greater Dandenong councillors refused…
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Court units rejected
By CASEY NEILL COUNCILLORS have quashed plans for a three-unit development in a Dandenong court. The application for three double-storey dwellings at 5 McNab Court…
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US sailor’s hat returned after decades
VIETNAM veterans took centre stage at Anzac Day events this year, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. The 18 August…
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Key turn for new construction
DANA Australia has started work on its new Keysborough home. The company’s managing director Peter Langworthy turned the first sod at The Key Industrial Park…
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Ryan to boost camping tourism
GERRY Ryan has joined the Visit Victoria board to applause from the caravan and camping industry. Tourism Minister John Eren made the appointment, adding the…
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Schools sign up for breakfast
By CASEY NEILL THREE Greater Dandenong schools have officially joined the Breakfast Club. The State Government in April announced 78 new additions to the program,…
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Shaping up a career
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG youths can test-drive apprenticeships in four careers through a new program. From July, secondary students and unemployed youths can take up…
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Sea of orange for SES
HEAD out in orange on Wednesday 11 May to show support for Greater Dandenong SES. The Wear Orange Wednesday, or WOW, initiative is part of…
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Behind bars for coin heists
A LAUNDROMAT bandit is behind bars following a string of Greater Dandenong coin heists. The Hampton Park man, 34, will answer charges of armed robbery,…
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Man punched, robbed at midnight
FIVE people have punched and robbed a Springvale man while he walked home. Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault and robbery on Springvale…
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Man punched but escapes robbers
A DANDENONG man was punched in the mouth and chased through the streets during an attempted robbery. The 37-year-old victim was walking on Robinson Street,…