Journal
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Growing the goods
By Nicole WilliamsSTUDENTS from Rosewood Downs Primary School are getting their hands dirty in their new school garden, thanks to Coles and Junior Landcare. The…
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Sizzler for CFA
By Bridget CookSTAFF at Westpac Keysborough spent October raising funds for the local CFA. The fundraising culminated in November, with the bank hosting a sausage…
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Jobs on the run- Dandenong High School student Pablo Riquelme enjoyed listening to physiotherapist Susan Robinson at the Speed Careering day. 56096Picture: Kim Cartmell
By Bridget CookIT was like speed dating, but instead Dandenong High School students recently got to know the details of different professions. The students took…
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Three injured in pub brawl
POLICE are investigating a brawl in Springvale South in which a man in his 40s was stabbed five times and two others were also injured.…
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Crackdown on hot-spot- Sergeant Brett Shenton and Senior Constable James Savin breath-tested drivers in Springvale on Tuesday as part of Operation RAID. 57430 Picture: Kim Cartmell
By Bridget CookPOLICE detected 12 drink-drivers in Greater Dandenong in the first 72 hours of a massive, nation-wide police operation, as the city is named…
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Reopen, the lure
The owners of a Dandenong fishing and tackle shop plan to rebuild their business, after it was destroyed by fire. Picture Courtesy Keith Pakenham, CFA…
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Labor’s strong hold
By Bridget CookVOTERS in Greater Dandenong electorates have defied the trend in this year’s State Election by maintaining faith in their Labor MPs, despite a…
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Aged care fire scare
PARAMEDICS attended to eight people after a fire at an aged-care home in Springvale last week. The fire broke out in one of the apartments…
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Car crash kills council worker
A 54-YEAR-OLD man from Heath Hill died in hospital this week after he was struck by a car in Endeavour Hills on Wednesday 24 November.…
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Band wants swing vote
A DANDENONG band is calling on the community’s support to help them take out the top honour in the Red Bull Bedroom Jam competition. Risk…
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Zipping’s top form finds fine favour
THE Sandown Classic has been renamed in a nod to reigning four-time winner and Betfair Park favourite Zipping. The Melbourne Racing Club last week took…
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Mayor makes good
By Bridget CookIN HIS last week as the City of Greater Dandenong mayor, Jim Memeti has achieved something he vowed to do when he was…