- Works have started on The Salvation Army’s $13.5 million community hub in central Dandenong. The centre at George and Cadle streets will feature a worship hall, youth rooms, an op-shop, spaces for events and community services as well as support for vulnerable community members. It is expected to open mid-2022. On 7 July, a sod-turning ceremony took place with Greater Dandenong mayor Angela Long, Development Vicoria group head of precincts Geoff Ward and Salvation Army chief secretary Colonel Winsome Merrett. Representatives from architect firm Antarctica and builder Johns Lyng were also present. “We have been working with the Salvation Army for several years on this development and today is an important milestone for the project and for Dandenong,” Mr Ward said.