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Secular Santa
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS CHRISTIAN ministers have lambasted Greater Dandenong’s $185,000 splash on Christmas decorations for not being sufficiently Christian. Dandenong Ministers Fellowship spokesman David Owen,…
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Bike brake-in
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS BEN Reid says he faces bankruptcy after thieves stole two unique Aprilia superbikes from his BRP Racing Team workshop in Dandenong last…
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Here and healthy
SPRINGVALE Park Special Development School students are happy and healthy – and proving it. They won first prize in the inaugural Be Healthy, Be Happy,…
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Students reach for the beach
NOBLE Park Secondary College students enjoyed some fun in the sun on a recent trip to Edithvale Beach. Kayaking, soccer and cricket were on the…
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Wedge opens in planning
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Council is set to make its third nibble at industrialising a green wedge area in Bangholme – at odds with…
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Line for dance
DANDENONG students and seniors have forged an unlikely bond over the past 20 years. Emerson School junior/senior campus principal Dianne Wright has been teaching line…
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Latest figures show crime is on the move
THIEVES seem to be focusing more on vehicles and less on homes in Greater Dandenong, according to the latest Victoria Police crime statistics. In the…
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Legal moves to save dog
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Barristers Animal Welfare Panel has intervened to try to save a homeless woman’s dog and close companion Laura from being sentenced to…
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Mums fear DHS rules
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A DANDENONG barrister says newly-arrived mothers are reluctant to report family violence because they fear their children will be taken from them.…
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‘Treated like a dog’
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE widow of a man who died after being “treated like a dog“ while in police custody says she will never forgive…
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Group effort for change
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A SIGNIFICANT slab of the state’s population will be represented in Greater Dandenong’s campaign for asylum seekers, says proponent Roz Blades. Last…
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New plan deal to be put in place
GREATER Dandenong Council expects State Government developer Places Victoria to complete its unfinished promises after the expiration of the Metro 3175 development project. The 2002…
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