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Disabled grandma beats Centrelink
Centrelink has backflipped after forcing a Dandenong disability pensioner with “incomplete quadriplegia” onto JobSeeker. After a two month fight, the relieved 60-year-old woman was restored…
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Loyal leader of community
Betty Jeanette Wilderman 24.7.38-16.4.21 Betty Wilderman – an inspiring community leader and loyal friend – found a way to keep connected even in the depths…
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New office for cultural connection
Bakhtar Cultural Association has a new home in Dandenong, complementing their existing operations in the south east. In conjunction with PRD Legal, the association has…
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Budget to ‘make or break’ jobs
Dandenong North Primary School has been allocated a $6 million upgrade in the recently announced State Budget 2021-’22. The works include a new competition-grade gymnasium…
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Ratepayers’ hardship rises
Greater Dandenong has offered more than 150 rates waivers for ratepayers in financial difficulty during the pandemic-hit 2020-‘21. In the past three years, the council…
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Hoon loophole closed
Greater Dandenong Council has unveiled draft local laws giving powers for police to punish spectators at illegal hoon meets. Under the proposed laws, people can…
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$3.9m blackspot fix on Springvale Rd
A Springvale Road black-spot is set for a $3.9 million safety upgrade, as part of the 2021-‘22 State Budget. The project includes traffic signals at…
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State pitches $2.75m for sports
Sports centres in Greater Dandenong have received a splash of $2.75 million of Covid-recovery stimulus funding. The State Government package will fund a $1.75 million…
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Bridge set to open August
A 22-day road closure is planned in July to complete the level crossing removal works project at South Gippsland Highway in Dandenong South. The new…
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’Out of control’ at 170km/h
A father of two sped through red lights and stop signs at up to an alleged 170km/h during a police pursuit in Cranbourne West, a…
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Covid-19: lockdown returns
A seven-day lockdown throughout Victoria and a ramped-up vaccine program starts from midnight tonight (Thursday 27 May). Acting Premier James Merlino said a “circuit breaker”…
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Two injured in rollover
A man and a child have been taken to Dandenong Hospital after a single-car rollover in Keysborough. Police say that the driver lost control and…
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