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Non-stop fun for kids
Now in its seventh year, the annual City of Greater Dandenong Children’s Festival is celebrating a magical theme. Families are invited to let their imaginations…
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Homeless pitch
A void of affordable rental properties has driven Greater Dandenong into the top tiers of homelessness rates in Victoria. The state seat of Dandenong –…
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Long stretch of road paralysis
The traffic paralysis on Heatherton Road, Endeavour Hills can often drive motorists to despair. In the case of Heather Pereira, the morning peak was so…
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Rags to runway, old into new
It’s kind of a rags-to-riches transformation. Dandenong North fashion student Mikaela Eldridge has a way of turning an opp shop’s damaged and old stock and…
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Walkers step in Denise’s shoes
A cancer survivor has been overwhelmingly backed by friends and family during an inspirational 32-kilometre walk in the South East. Denise Lyons’s attempt at completing…
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Van driver runs over woman twice
A “highly intoxicated” driver who reversed over a woman standing behind his van and then drove forwards back over her has been jailed – and…
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Mobile classes
Mortaza, pictured, swung his hips into an actively interactive, online program at Dandenong West Primary School. The world-first Transform-Us! program gets kids out of their…
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Three-course challenge
There was plenty cooking between business leaders and jobseekers in the Chisholm Institute restaurant recently. Taking part in the Kitchen Challenge, the participants served up…
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Leaders find their voice
It was time for a group of 20 Gleneagles Secondary College students to shine. They had just performed a rousing blast of Pasifika song and…
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Crime rate drops again
Official crime rates in Greater Dandenong have dropped to the lowest levels in four years. According to Crime Statistics Agency figures, the area’s offence rate…
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Easing the station squeeze
An extra 150 car spaces have been pledged at Dandenong railway station by the State Government. As a re-election commitment, the Government announced 11,000 extra…
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More police on the beat
Twelve extra frontline police officers are about to start in the Dandenong region, with more to come. On top of the latest boost, another 34…
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