News
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We say plastic’s fantastic
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG’S Corex Plastics Australia is more than a manufacturer. Managing director Simon Whiteley sees it as a “custodian of polymer”. “We see…
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Vision of world hopes
By CASEY NEILL PETULA Fletcher has experienced first-hand the difference her child sponsorship is making. The Springvale pharmacy owner, her husband Chris, son Alexander and…
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Refugee with little still has a big heart
By CASEY NEILL A NOBLE Park real estate agent is singing the praises of an Afghan refugee following an unexpected good deed. Jenny Sudra took…
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Ministry on the menu
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong families are cooking a path to better health – thanks to Jamie Oliver. The Journal joined in a Jamie’s Ministry…
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Learn how to belong at uni
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG High School students have received a taste of university life to encourage them into higher education. More than 200 year 11s…
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Wellspring of learning
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong made its mark on local learning in the past year. Keysborough Learning Centre (KLC) teacher Rani Pillai and Wellsprings for…
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State award for health service
DANDENONG Young Adults Diabetes Service has received a state award. The Monash Health program took out the award for Excellence in Supporting Self-Managed Healthcare at…
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Police probe stair case
A STAIRCASE became the unlikely target of thieves in Keysborough late last month. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Tony Lavars said the partially-assembled staircase…
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Baseball bat attack
TWO men, one wielding a baseball bat, attacked and robbed a 20-year-old Springvale man in Noble Park on 25 November. He was walking east along…
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Bike smash concerns
By CASEY NEILL A MOTORCYCLIST died in a collision with a sedan in Dandenong North last Wednesday – the third serious motorcycle collision in six…
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Scammers in the gutter
SCAMMERS impersonating Neighbourhood Watch volunteers are offering to paint house numbers on kerbs across Greater Dandenong. Greater Dandenong Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) president Dawn Vernon received…
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Midnight robbery
FOUR men grabbed and robbed a Springvale man as he walked home on 29 November. The 20-year-old had left Springvale Railway Station just after midnight…