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Pioneer families were bound by the pound
What’s In A Name delves into the fascinating stories and personalities behind some of the city’s best known street names. This week the Journal looks…
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Arson fear after beds are left burning
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong police are appealing for information about three deliberately lit fires. The first was at a home in Corrigan Road, Noble…
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Police search for man
By CASEY NEILL POLICE think new information could help them find a delivery van driver who went missing from Keysborough last year. Shiva Chauhan, 27,…
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Walk-out on lock-in
UPDATE, 30 January, 4.30pm WORKERS left a Dandenong factory lunchroom just minutes ago, after a sit-in that lasted more than 80 hours. IFF employee Arthur…
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Blitz for long weekend
By CASEY NEILL ROAD trauma will be in police officers’ sights in Greater Dandenong this long weekend. Operation Amity will run state-wide from midnight tonight…
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Starved society
By CASEY NEILL “SOME of our clients will starve.” This was the dire warning from Springvale Benevolent Society volunteer and councillor Roz Blades last week…
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Power of education
ZAKIA Baig received death threats for educating and empowering women in her former home of Pakistan. Today (Monday) she accepted the Leadership Award at the…
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Giant strides the globe
By CASEY NEILL THIS month marks 40 years since Gerry Ryan started what would become Australia’s largest recreational vehicles manufacturer. Jayco today employs 1000 people…
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Driven and determined to make his mark
By NARELLE COULTER LAST Australia Day Rohullah Rahimi proudly became an Aussie. This year the young Afghan refugee stepped up on stage once again, this…
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First for fame
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE stalwart Merle Mitchell is the first person to receive a Greater Dandenong Community Hall of Fame Award. Councillors selected her for…
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Thriving after camp survival
BURMESE refugee Mas Mai has not only survived hardship over the past 20 years – he’s thrived. Today he received the Multicultural Award at the…
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Natalie’s love of language
“IT IS a great thrill to be recognised for something I love doing.“ English as a second language tutor Natalie Irvine is the City of…
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