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The Princes Highway in Pakenham.

One in five drug drivers: Victoria’s worst-offending region revealed

This outer Melbourne suburb is home to more drug drivers than anywhere else in Victoria after hundreds were arrested there in one year.

  • Gemma Grant and Cassandra Morgan

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SES tents set up at the scene.

‘Selfless and deeply devoted’: Family honour mother’s sacrifice in tragic drowning

A Doveton mother drowned while trying to save her 6-year-old son in a Dandenong Creek on Monday afternoon.

  • Isabel McMillan and Angus Delaney
SES tents set up at the scene.

Woman and child drown in Dandenong Creek

It is believed the woman rushed to try and save the child but got into difficulty herself.

  • Isabel McMillan and Lachlan Abbott
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Prince of Yazh

Spicy subcontinental excellence.

Assorted dishes at Afghan Hayat.
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Afghan Hayat

Robust classics in a spacious setting with a touch of luxury.

Thomas Street is also colloquially described as ‘Afghan Bazaar’ or the ‘Afghan Precinc’.

Home Affairs sent in over Dandenong bazaar furore

A vexed issue over the name of a popular shopping strip returns to the council chamber on Monday night.

  • Rachael Dexter
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‘The flavours are alive’: Roll up your sleeves for this $30 all-you-can-eat weekend special

Sri Lankans will often tell you that food tastes better when eaten with the fingers. Dani Valent tests the theory at Prince of Yazh.

  • Dani Valent
The Ramadan night market in Dandenong Melbourne was attended by 30,000 each night.

Global soul drives Dandenong through highs and lows

A visit to a suburb so diverse that researchers call it superdiverse reveals a thriving community bonded by shared hurt – and shared hope.

  • Liam Mannix
The Afghan Islamic Centre’s Rokhan Akbar at the Afghan Bazaar on Thomas Street in Dandenong on Monday.

Tensions flare over bazaar name change, threatening to shut down council meeting

The City of Dandenong has called in police amid a volatile dispute in the Afghan community over a push to change the name of a shopping strip.

  • Chip Le Grand
The next 25 activity centres for extra housing have been announced.

The two inner-city councils that have to open up their streets to density

Inner suburbs such as Prahran and Thornbury, and outer suburbs including Dandenong, have been identified as the next hubs for the development of extra housing.

  • Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie

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