Dandenong Star Journal
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Tributes for ex-mayor and eco-visionary Leon Trembath
Former City of Springvale mayor Leon Trembath has been remembered as a passionate force of the environment. Trembath, 83, a father of three, grandfather and…
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Ex-AFL coach snubs Casey Fields
The tyranny of distance – it’s why Casey Council is calling for the AFL to bring more elite footy closer to its suburban fans in…
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Man jailed after preying on 15 year old
A 23-year-old man has been sentenced for a sexual act with a child in her grandparents’ house in the South East three years ago. He…
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Noble Park, Keysborough among suburbs searched as hoons arrested
Noble Park and Keysborough were among a number of suburbs searched in early June, following police charging three people as part of an alleged hoon…
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Friendship Day at Wooranna Park PS
Wooranna Park Primary School celebrated Friendship Day on Friday 1 August with URSTRONG program. The well regarded program is well regarded social, emotional wellbeing program…
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Efforts to restore Coomoora woodland
A weeding program is set to rehabilitate one of Greater Dandenong’s most intact pockets of remnant bushland. Coomoora Woodland Reserve in Springvale South, which supports…
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Mayor under microscope
Greater Dandenong Council says it is “taking advice” but standing by six-time mayor Jim Memeti after a bombshell media report into alleged links to a…
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Hope plays a role in Reworlding Dandenong
Groups of role-players are traipsing through Dandenong streets this month, with a bold hope of reimagining the city’s 2050 future. Dr Troy Innocent, from RMIT…
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Emerson’s high-tech hub unveiled
Emerson School’s state-of-the-art transformation continues to unfurl with the opening of stage 2 – a $6.1 million technology wing – on Friday 1 August. The…
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150km/h P-plater caught on Monash Fwy
A speeding P-plater from Narre Warren South has had his vehicle impounded after being allegedly clocked at more than 150 km/h on Monash Freeway. The…
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Critter signs make cents for wildlife shelter
New fence signs and bumper stickers are now available for purchase across the Dandenongs to help raise awareness for local wildlife while simultaneously supporting Emerald…
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One step closer to housing security
In an era where housing affordability is out of reach for many and homelessness is becoming increasingly visible across Melbourne’s southeast, a bold new alliance…
