Journal
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Forum a for cultural growth
A FORUM to allow Greater Dandenong residents to help shape multicultural policy in Victoria will take place on Wednesday, 29 August. Lyndhurst MP Tim Holding…
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Stamp of approval for postal voting
DANDENONG Residents’ and Ratepayers’ Association (DRRA) has called for a move to postal voting at the 2008 council elections after complaints over the city’s attendance…
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On track to nab council vandals
POLICE once powerless to stop vandals defacing council-owned garden beds and roads have been given permission to book offenders under council’s local laws. Greater Dandenong…
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A helping hand
SMALL business can be scary. But Keysborough Learning Centre has brainstormed an initiative it hopes will help men not only learn important life skills but…
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Council silent on court costs
By Shaun Inguanzo GREATER Dandenong Council has failed to reveal the sum ratepayers are forking out for a top-shelf law firm to battle a lengthy…
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Change is ‘too late’
VICURBAN’S plan to revitalise central Dandenong is 10 years too late, according to a Greater Dandenong councillor. Dandenong Ward councillor Jim Memeti said at Tuesday’s…
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40,000 the tip for TET
MORE than 40,000 people will venture to Sandown Racecourse for the Vietnamese TET Festival next month. The TET festival is one of the biggest cultural…
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Group storms to success
IT’S almost graduation time for a group of green Noble Park traders. Since April the City of Greater Dandenong has been educating traders on cutting…
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Burqa bandit
By Shaun InguanzoTHE crowbar raider who disguised himself by wearing a burqa during a raid on Noble Park Post Office is still on the run.…
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Language demand prompts call
GROWING demand in Springvale from people wanting to learn to speak English has led to a call for more volunteer English tutors. The Springvale Neighbourhood…
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Show spirit shines through
By Shaun Inguanzo DANDENONG’S agricultural spirit shone brightly last weekend at the annual Dandenong Show. A broad spectrum of personalities from across Victoria converged upon…
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Reaction to logo mixed
By Sarah Schwager THERE have been mixed reactions over the renaming of Greater Dandenong’s slogan from “Melbourne’s Second City” to the “City of Opportunity”. The…