Dandenong Star Journal
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Councillor withdraws legal case against CEO
A legal case by a City of Greater Dandenong councillor against the council’s CEO has been dropped just two days before the hearing, due to…
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Springvale rides high for Year of Horse celebration
A crowd of more than 80,000 is expected to fill Springvale’s CBD for the traditional Lunar New Year Festival on Sunday 15 February. Again, the…
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No support for Tuesdays
A Greater Dandenong councillor’s pitch to change meeting days from Mondays to Tuesdays has sunk without support from colleagues. There were no movers for Cr…
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Tireless volunteer continues to give
Long serving volunteer Selliah Nalliah has been recognised as a Medallist of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to Tamil and Hindu communities…
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Half-Hub rescission defeated
A half-sized Dandenong Community Hub will go ahead after Greater Dandenong mayor Sophie Tan’s casting vote sidelined calls to rescind the downscaled design. The rescission…
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Ramadan Night Market returns
As the holy month of Ramadan is fast approaching, so is the buzz and excitement for Dandenong’s already-famous Ramadan Night Market. An estimated 1 million…
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Living Treasure: Junior club’s revered ‘heart and soul’
Trish Marson is a big believer that no kid should miss out on playing sport. True to her word, she was the initiator of a…
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Young leader attuned to social harmony
Migrating from United States to Australia at a young age, volunteer Atifa Ahmed was taken aback by the country’s sense of community. Awarded the joint…
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Plastics recycling at risk of collapse: ALGA
City of Casey has backed calls for urgent national packaging reform, amid rising levels of recyclable plastics dumped in landfill. Recently, Australian Local Government Association…
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New honour for history’s ‘treasure’
The news of today is the history of tomorrow – Greater Dandenong’s newly-inducted Living Treasure Christine Keys is fond of saying. For many years, the…
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Hope is the invisible gift
The sacred gift of life can be likened to a river. From its quiet beginnings to its meeting with the vast ocean, the river glides…
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Nawed creates place of belonging
Once a shy young boy unsure on his future pathway, Mohammed Nawed Sarwari has found his true self after immersing in Greater Dandenong’s community programs.…
