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  • Youth pitch in

    Youth pitch in

    By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG soccer pitch is helping unemployed young migrants find their way into work. Leaders of Tomorrow Careers Training CEO Aaron Mashano…

  • Home visit for security

    Home visit for security

    By CASEY NEILL For the past two months, police have been knocking on doors and speaking to homeowners to advise them about ways to reduce…

  • Rat’s wise life works

    Rat’s wise life works

    By CASEY NEILL STUART Marriner will never get to see the results of his efforts to shut down the Lyndhurst toxic waste dump. The 95-year-old…

  • Dunny debacle

    Dunny debacle

    By Cam Lucadou-Wells RATEPAYERS face a hefty bill to fix a toilet bungle at the new $65 million civic centre. Just seven months after the…

  • Driving to freedom

    Driving to freedom

    By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG’S Peter Ogunyemi is about to receive a new lease on life. He contracted polio in Nigeria in 1976 when he was…

  • Post-Myer fears unfounded

    Post-Myer fears unfounded

    By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG Plaza is a “bargain haven” following its $40 million post-Myer transformation. Aldi, JB Hi-Fi Home, Daiso and Trade Secret opened their…

  • Mayor puts on the sizzle

    Mayor puts on the sizzle

    MORE than 4000 sausages and veggie burgers hit the barbecue at the Dandenong civic square on Saturday. Mayor Jim Memeti hosted an afternoon of free…

  • It’s still not right

    It’s still not right

    By CASEY NEILL VICROADS says it will move a Noble Park traffic sign following complaints that it was incorrectly positioned and catching motorists unaware. But…

  • Breakfast considers weighty issues

    Breakfast considers weighty issues

    By CASEY NEILL FORMER jockey Simon Marshall was heading to Dandenong Hospital after his guest speaking spot at last Wednesday’s Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce…

  • History strikes as Jack heads back

    History strikes as Jack heads back

    This week the Journal introduces a new column by long-time Dandenong resident Jack Johnson. Jack is the author of When The Clock Strikes, a fascinating…

  • Shoe fits for a healthy feed

    Shoe fits for a healthy feed

    DANDENONG Primary School students put their best shoes forward to create a unique garden feature. Through a Sole Foods project on 9 October, they decorated…

  • Hotel spreads its history

    DANDENONG’S historic Albion Hotel is expanding. City of Greater Dandenong councillors have approved plans for the Lonsdale Street venue to incorporate a vacant retail premises…

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