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Council
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About the City
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The City of Greater Dandenong is a great place to live, work, and invest with great people for neighbours, colleagues and friends, where: - people from all cultures and nations are welcomed, involved and well cared for
- everyone contributes to building a dynamic sustainable future as the regional capital of the south-east
- achievements are recognised and proudly celebrated
At the City of Greater Dandenong we:
- respect all members of our community, our Councillors, and people we work with
- actively build relationships to strengthen our shared desire for a better future
- strive for excellence in customer service, and courageously challenge everything we do as we seek to improve our services
- act with integrity, professionalism and honesty to ensure everyone can rely on what we say and do
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Great Place - Dynamic and diverse city
- Recognised as the capital of the south east
- Victoria’s manufacturing heartland
- Home to 9000 businesses
- Revitalisation of Central Dandenong underway
- 170 parks and reserves
- Multi-million dollar Drum Theatre
- Land area of 129.5 square kilometres
Great People - Over 140 000 residents
- People from 156 nations
- 56 per cent of our 140,000 residents were born overseas
- 51 per cent are from non-english speaking backgrounds
- Over 70 000 people employed locally
- Over 400 local community groups and service clubs
- An active and committed volunteer community
Great Times - Arts events and festivals held monthly
- Sandown racing – cars, horses and greyhounds
- Scenic bike paths
- 200 active sports clubs
- Largest basketball and volleyball stadium in the southern hemisphere
- Indoor and outdoor swimming pools
- Victoria’s largest Lunar New Year festival
Great Shops - Newly redeveloped Dandenong Market Redevelopment
- Little India and Afghan Bazaar cultural precincts
- Modern shopping complexes at Dandenong and Keysborough
- Wide variety of fresh produce, seafood and meat
- Over 50 Asian restaurants and specialty supermarkets in Springvale
- Extensive range of factory outlets
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