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Swallowed whole
UPDATE A DISUSED, uncovered well is the likely cause of a sinkhole that swallowed a woman hanging washing in a Springvale South backyard. The 45-year-old woman,…
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Nightmare park
By CASEY NEILL Cheap alcohol blamed for violence after body found … NEVER sleep in Dandenong Park. A Dandenong welfare worker issued the warning after…
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Liberal Gandhi plan
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A COALITION promise to make Dandenong’s Little India the pre-eminent Indian precinct in Melbourne has divided traders. Multicultural Affairs Minister Matthew Guy,…
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Greens back council
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong council’s state election wishlist has received endorsement from local Greens candidates, a vague response from Labor and no reply from…
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Thugs to end up in a hole
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE region’s top cop has warned that police are taking a hard line on the “arseholes” who afflict family violence. Assistant Commissioner…
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Heart of Asian industry
By CASEY NEILL “TODAY is the start of a different story for manufacturing in this country, and it all starts here in Dandenong.” With these…
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Making connections
By CASEY NEILL WELLSPRINGS for Women welcomes more than 200 people through its doors each week. The Dandenong organisation’s manager Veronica Hassett said many of…
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Shame in sight
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A SPRINGVALE disability advocate has named-and-shamed another restaurant that allegedly refused him entry because he had a guide dog. Twanny Farrugia launched…
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Minister pops in for tablet centre launch
By CASEY NEILL SYMBION has officially opened its new $40 million pharmaceutical distribution centre. The 12,000 square metre Atlantic Drive site will service more than…
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Truck funds help carry heavy load
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG business has raised $16,000 to tackle family violence. Prestige Hino presented the donation to Windermere Child and Family Services last…
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Right to vote
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS YOUR voice belongs to you. That’s the simple, vital message that Keysborough’s ‘democracy ambassador’ Nyandeng Ayul has for would-be state election voters.…
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Walk away from war
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD MARAMA Kufi knows the toll that inevitably comes with conflict. The 46-year-old Ethiopian refugee looks away as he recounts the civil war…
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