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Anti-drug class action
A KEYSBOROUGH man has joined a class action to take on an American pharmaceutical giant. Barrie Eaton blames painkiller and anti-arthritic drug Vioxx for a…
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Hall heritage move
By Sarah SchwagerTHE Springvale Town Hall has been thrown a lifeline after Greater Dandenong Council voted to take all necessary steps to secure heritage listing.…
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$6m cost blowout
By Shaun InguanzoGREATER Dandenong mayor Peter Brown says a $6 million blow-out on Springvale’s revitalisation project within one month is part of a “council management-driven…
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Footbrawl fury
By Shaun Inguanzo and Glen Atwell A FOOTBALL bloodbath that erupted between Noble Park and Doveton under 18 teams has disgusted onlookers and sparked a…
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Volunteers dish out their own justice
By Kelly Yates DANDENONG Police have welcomed the introduction of full-time justice of the peace volunteers. Last year the Dandenong station processed more than 50,000…
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Big names mark Drum opening
THE IMAGES of renowned press photographer Bruce Postle have created a flurry of excitement in the lead up to Dandenong’s gala opening of the Drum…
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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…