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Nominations closed: Last minute rush for seat on Greater Dandenong Council
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
INCUMBENT councillor Yvonne Herring and RATWISE environment group’s Thelma Wakelam and Geraldine Gonsalvez were among a last-minute stream of candidates announced for...
Busted: Springvale charity store scavengers, dumpers caught red-handed
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells
TEN rubbish dumpers and scavengers were busted during a Greater Dandenong Council operation outside a Springvale charity store on Sunday.
The operation was...
Man punched in face in Doveton road rage incident
A MAN was punched to near unconsciousness in a road-rage incident in Doveton.
The man’s car was damaged by another driver, who got out of...
Greater Dandenong refugee programs get $3m
More than $3 million has been allocated to refugee and migrant settlement programs in Greater Dandenong.
The federal grants were shared by Southern Migrant and Refugee...
Sandown 500 crowds up
Organisers are boasting about a surge in crowds for this month's Sandown 500 despite a sticky start to the event's final day.
Sandown Raceway manager...
Saigon Square a Greater Dandenong poll issue
Four Vietnamese candidates are making the Saigon Square-naming controversy a campaign issue in next month's Greater Dandenong Council election.
Incumbent councillor Loi Truong, Minh Tran,...
Car flips after Stud Road Dandenong crash
A man had a miraculous escape when his car flipped over outside Dandenong's Chisholm TAFE last Friday morning.
It is believed the man was driving...
Deni's soccer star continues to shine
By ROY WARD
RISING Dandenong soccer star Deni Kulas will represent Victoria for the second straight year at the national youth championships in Coffs Harbour...
Devoted to teaching
By MARG STORK
MISS Thelma Rose Black enjoyed a distinguished teaching career of 40 years.
She will be remembered as a staff member of one of...
Student assaulted in toilets
A 25-year-old female student with Down syndrome is alleged to have been sexually assaulted by a male student in disabled toilets at Chisholm Institute...
Marathon to help find brainstem tumour cure
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
FOR an Endeavour Hills-based charity, the 42-kilometre Melbourne Marathon is a personal mission to find a cure to a cruel childhood cancer.
Khush...
Greater Dandenong Sings community choir.
Greater Dandenong Sings community choir, run by non-profit group Creativity Australia, aims to use singing to break down barriers and improve health in Greater...
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A final wicket stand to saviour? Gators make Bakers pay
A defiant 45-run stand between Fountain Gate’s final wicket pairing could prove to be one of the defining unions of the Dandenong District Cricket...
