Journal
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Prize exhibitor scores a historic hat-trick
By Shaun InguanzoGIGANTIC flowers, haunted cakes and floral arrangements for newborn babies were among the winners in the Dandenong Show arts and crafts displays last…
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Helping hand with poker
“THE game was no limit Texas Hold’em. The atmosphere at the Dandenong Workers Club was at fever pitch with almost 100 registrations for the Australian…
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Top hot spot
By Shaun InguanzoA DIABETES epidemic has hit Greater Dandenong with latest figures showing diagnoses of the harmful metabolic disease have skyrocketed by 87 per cent…
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Marie to stand tall as an Aussie at last
By Shaun Inguanzo MARIE Boyes may be shorter than most people, but she’s the biggest fan of the Noble Park RSL. The 55-year-old dwarf narrowly…
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Police phone scam
POLICE are urging residents to dob-in a phone scammer masquerading as a donation collector for Victoria Police. Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit Detective Senior Constable…
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Light’s amber for gokart track
By Shaun InguanzoTHE light is almost green for a new gokart track in Dandenong. Council this week specially amended its planning scheme and granted a…
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Should schools stop selling unhealthy food?
Nayani Meemanage, Dandenong NO “They should be introducing extra menus for healthy food. The option should still be there.”Nicholas Tsesmetzis, Greenvale YES “It would be…
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Family service remembers children who have died
– Sarah SchwagerA CHILDREN’S Christmas Remembrance Service was held at The Necropolis, Springvale, on Sunday in what organisers described as a moving event. It was…
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Dave stands up for laughs
COMEDIAN Dave Hughes will entertain fans in Melbourne’s southeast suburbs next week as part of a regional standup comedy tour starting in Pakenham. The bornandbred…
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Beware bogus operators
GREATER Dandenong residents are being advised to be aware of bogus sales people. The issue comes after several residents across Melbourne were being caught out…
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AMES needs help
ADULT Multicultural Education Services (AMES) in Dandenong is looking to recruit volunteers to support newly arrived migrants. AMES volunteers coordinator Julie Capper said particularly in…
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Are there enough trains on the Dandenong line?
David, Dandenong YES “Mornings are okay, but after peak times there is a bit of a wait between trains. I wish there were more carriages…