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Goodwill grows
By CASEY NEILL WELLSPRINGS for Women celebrated its 20th birthday with a tribute to its founder. The Dandenong organisation’s staff, participants and friends gathered on…
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Dance mob looks flash
SUDDEN singing, dancing and signing turned heads at Dandenong Plaza this month. Wallara officially opened its pop up shop at the centre with a flash…
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Award shows improvements are on course
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS IN THE light of the Tang coronial findings, Dandenong Police Station received a “timely” award for its supportive treatment of detainees. Last…
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Raid drugs charges
A DANDENONG man, 25, will answer charges over a suspected drug lab in his home. Police from the Dandenong Tasking Unit executed a drugs warrant…
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Police on the trail of camper thieves
THIEVES have stolen eight camper trailers in seven days from a Springvale business. Greater Dandenong CIU detectives said the first theft at the Centre Road…
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Hope in hand
By NARELLE COULTER, EDITOR THIS week marks the final instalment of the Journal’s Give Us a Hand campaign. As a voice of the community, we…
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Depression spirits always high at our place
Jack Johnson is the author of when The Clock Strikes, a fascinating account of growing up in Dandenong, his years tending to the city’s pipes…
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Driver forgives attackers
By CASEY NEILL BUS driver Faavae Tuiloma has already forgiven two women who punched, bit and spat on him as they disembarked at Dandenong Railway…
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Forgiveness in the driving seat
By CASEY NEILL BUS driver Faavae Tuiloma has already forgiven two women who allegedly punched, bit and spat on him as they disembarked at Dandenong…
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Man escapes house fire, as arson squad called in
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN has recovered from serious smoke inhalation suffered in what police believe was a suspicious house fire in Dandenong last night.…
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Students enjoy their time among the stars
GUITARS, leather and face paint dominated classrooms at Dandenong South Primary School for a good cause. Students and teachers took part in Dress Like a…
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Fast pace against problem
Emergency services have been groaning under the ever-growing weight of mental-illness patients. A PACER team – a psychiatric nurse coupled with a police officer –…