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There to answer the call
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS MEL Chappel gleams with pride as he surveys Dandenong CFA station’s wall-to-wall trophy cabinets which are brimming with memorabilia which is up…
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Pumped up for state’s busiest firefighters
By NARELLE COULTER DANDENONG Fire Brigade celebrated 120 years of service to the community at its annual dinner on Saturday 13 September. The brigade was…
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Life in the bike lane
By CASEY NEILL ALMOST 300 Greater Dandenong teens are now pedalling their way around the municipality. Learn, Earn and Turn, a sub-initiative of Coca-Cola’s The…
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Kinder is all grown up
BILBUNGRA Kindergarten in Keysborough celebrated its 40th birthday this month. Lyndhurst MP Martin Pakula was among the guests at the party on Saturday 13 September,…
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RSL exit danger fears
By CASEY NEILL NOBLE Park RSL’s president fears traffic chaos on Heatherton Road could soon kill. John Meehan said Dandenong line train services added in…
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Rights QC to launch plan
PROMINENT barrister Julian Burnside will formally launch Greater Dandenong’s asylum seeker action plan next month. Councillor Roz Blades said securing the “imprimatur” of Mr Burnside,…
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Zulfiqar’s welded to his work
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS DANDENONG’S Zulfiqar Ali, a welder who hadn’t touched a welding device only a year ago, fits the mould of a model employee,…
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Chief shows refugee recruits his skills
By CASEY NEILL NOBLE Park Fire Brigade recruits have trained alongside the CFA’s chief officer. Euan Ferguson joined 15 firefighter-hopefuls at Ross Reserve on 9…
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Bad moon rising
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Council has stepped in to save Springvale’s drawcard Lunar New Year street festival after organisers threatened to close it down.…
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Foot down for road safety
PEDESTRIANS and cyclists need to take extra care on the roads to stay safe, say local police. Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol Senior Sergeant Scott Roberts…
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Vote for mayor election
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS MAYOR-aspirant John Kelly has said “it’s time” that Greater Dandenong’s mayoral election was decided by the electorate. Cr Kelly is among the…
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Upgrade promise
By CASEY NEILL NOBLE Park Secondary College has a $5 million upgrade within its grasp. Opposition Leader and Mulgrave MP Daniel Andrews visited the school…
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