Dandenong Star Journal
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Free Christmas cheer for 12 days
Dandenong Market is hosting a 12 Days of Christmas festival full of free workshops and entertainment for kids of all ages this month. In partnership…
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Paint factory charged after fatal explosion
A paint manufacturer has been charged after a worker died in an explosion and fire that engulfed a Dandenong South factory in December 2023. Indoc…
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Road block for Stud Rd crossing advocate
An elderly resident who advocated for a safer crossing on Stud Road, Dandenong North has lost her on-street car park space as part of an…
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‘No sunset clause’ at landfill
Lyndhurst landfill operator Veolia has told a community reference group that it does not have a “sunset clause” for the controversial toxic-waste tip, and it…
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Councillors snub toxic-waste dump meetings
A Greater Dandenong councillor representative will no longer sit on a community reference group (CRG) overseeing the controversial Lyndhurst toxic waste landfill. On 13 November,…
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‘Show us the GAIC money’
The State Government is facing mounting criticism over a planning proposal that would allow Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution (GAIC) funds to be spent on infrastructure…
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New deputy mayor elected
City of Casey has elected Cr Michelle Crowther as deputy mayor and returned Cr Stefan Koomen as mayor for another year. At the November Council…
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Robbery attempt on 86yo woman in Dandenong
Police are seeking information on an attempted robbery of an 86-year-old woman in Dandenong last month. The victim was walking with the aid of a…
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Build belonging early, and the world never takes it away
Recently, I witnessed something Australia has lost – and urgently needs back. I was in Kuala Lumpur, sitting quietly in the corner of my father’s…
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Rental cars move in, disability residents on the outer
Disability housing residents along Cheltenham Road Dandenong say street car parking has become a storage space for a car rental business just across the road.…
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‘Panicked’ thief rams, injures police
A driver of a stolen ute laden with stolen electric scooters who repeatedly rammed a police car and injured an officer in Springvale South has…
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Investing in the future
A new statewide partnership will focus on support to develop Hester Hornbrook Academy’s Dandenong campus, expected to open for the beginning of the 2028 school…
