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Shows off track
By CASEY NEILL Falling numbers and date clashes leave festivals in doubt… TWO longstanding Sandown Racecourse festivals could be leaving Greater Dandenong, taking tourist dollars…
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Council says come along for the ride
GREATER Dandenong residents can have their say on cycling. The council is developing its Cycling Strategy 2016/23 and wants to know how to make bike…
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Next steps forward
By CASEY NEILL THREE Greater Dandenong manufacturers will share $10.5 million to expand their operations. Bombardier Transportation in Dandenong, Aluminium Industries in Dandenong South and…
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Man killed in work accident
By CASEY NEILL A 29-YEAR-OLD man has been killed by falling machinery at a Keysborough worksite. Police were called to the incident at a Kirkham…
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Laundry scrubs up
By CASEY NEILL AND ANEEKA SIMONIS A FREE mobile laundry service for homeless and disadvantaged people in Dandenong offers more than just clean clothes. Orange…
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Care to be there
A $36 MILLION aged care centre has created 100 new jobs in Keysborough. Former Victorian Governor David de Kretser and Greater Dandenong councillor Roz Blades…
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Fete fundraiser for soccer academy
NOBLE Park Secondary College has set its sights on supporting future footballers. It’s establishing a soccer academy which is set to kick off next year.…
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Wife attack husband repents
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN accused of spitting on his partner and pushing her backwards onto a coffee table has won judicial praise for changing…
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Vandals make council pay for parking meters
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS SPRINGVALE’S controversial parking ticket machines have been attacked by vandals within days of their installation. According to Greater Dandenong Council, 24 of…
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Hospital fundraiser wrapped up
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS MORE than 100 golfers chipped in for equipment for babies at Dandenong Hospital on 10 November. A record $7600 was raised at…
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Premier primed for showcase
By CASEY NEILL PREMIER Daniel Andrews has put his support behind a manufacturing super showcase which is set to stop traffic in Dandenong next May.…
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Frustration at firey forum
ABOUT 50 people put Keysborough South in the spotlight at a fiery forum on Wednesday 11 November. Councillor Matthew Kirwan said frustration arose about the…