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Litter campaign flushed with success
A council campaign to reduce litter and pollution in Greater Dandenong’s creeks has won a Keep Victoria Beautiful award. Greater Dandenong’s awareness program, dubbed the…
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Beloved playground turns 25
The community-built timber adventure playground in Burden Park has drawn high praise from Greater Dandenong mayor-on-leave Roz Blades. Cr Blades, who has been on a…
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Faces of Harmony on display
Dandenong Primary School has launched their Faces of Harmony photographic exhibition at Dandenong’s Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens. The school serves what is now Australia’s…
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‘Violent youth gang’ robs commuter
Two members of a “violent youth gang” God’s Army 23 have been bailed by a children’s court after an alleged brutal robbery of a train…
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Burglar targets aged-care senior
A drug-addicted burglar says he has no memory of stealing a bottle of perfume and a bank card from a nursing home’s residential unit in…
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Armed robbers prey on eatery
A pair of masked robbers wielding a silver axe has held up three workers at a Sri Lankan and Indian food outlet in Dandenong. The…
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Student tech-sperts look to the future
In the age of self-serve checkouts and cars that park themselves, familiarity with robotics can inevitably lead to a cutting-edge career in the 21st century…
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Doing it for the kids
A hidden love for pushing pedals has blossomed into a series of charity challenges for Ian Kilgour. The Endeavour Hills local was encouraged by his…
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Missing 79-year-old man found safe
Police have located a 79-year-old Dandenong man who was reported missing since early on Monday 9 September. Moice Todorovici left his Vizard Street home to…
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Bandit’s bootless spree
An armed robber has lost a thong and a sandal during a one-day crime spree including crashing a stolen car in a police pursuit in…
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Hearing checks prove valuable
Children and their parents have heard about the importance of ear check-ups after the Rotary Club of Noble Park and Keysborough provided a free hearing…
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Four arrested in police raid
Four people have been charged over drugs, stolen number plates and outstanding warrants in Dandenong North as part of a police home raid. Frontline Tactical…