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No decision on roadside works report
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong councillors have deferred a report that would limit signs and building next to the EastLink corridor to “protect the unique…
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Police hunt gang attackers
By CASEY NEILL ATTACKERS brandishing metal poles robbed two people in central Dandenong on Sunday and police fear they could strike again. Greater Dandenong CIU…
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Outcry forces dump trial delay
By NARELLE COULTER THE operator of Lyndhurst’s toxic waste dump is under attack from Greater Dandenong Council and resident group for not consulting them over…
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Kirwan bid blocked
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong councillor Matthew Kirwan has failed in his bid to gain access to past and present Dandenong Market board meeting papers.…
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Link letter furore
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS COUNCILLORS will seek to retract a letter sent from Greater Dandenong’s mayor that supported the East West Link project in inner-north Melbourne.…
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Taking a world view on city’s business links
By CASEY NEILL “THIS place is just going to go in leaps and bounds. It’s pretty exciting.” Paul Kearsley sees endless opportunities to grow the…
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NDIS concerns
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS GATEWAY Industries president has voiced fears about how the National Disability Insurance Scheme might affect his business and its workers. Russell Smith…
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In a home free from fear
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AFTER a protracted five year legal battle, a Sri Lankan Tamil boy living in Dandenong North has finally won the right to…
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Actor’s super cycle out of the boobie trap
By CASEY NEILL SAMUEL Johnson remembers venturing out to Dandenong as an impressionable teen to watch “the best rapper ever”. The actor had to watch…
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Curry in a hurry
By CASEY NEILL STUDENTS at St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School brought a swashbuckling pirate tale to the stage last week. Comedy musical Pirates of the…
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Road honour
By CASEY NEILL THE Grenda name will once again take pride of place in central Dandenong – and Ken Grenda couldn’t be happier. “It’s an…
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Labor holds on despite big swings
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS LOCAL Labor MPs have lost government but held their seats despite a strong pro-Liberal surge, higher than the national average, in Saturday’s…