News
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Mixed response to Cambodia resettlement
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong’s Cambodian community is divided over Australia’s $40 million deal to send refugees to the recovering country. The Cambodian and Australian…
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MP gives hate speech a verbal bashing
ISAACS MP Mark Dreyfus has slammed calls to resuscitate the Federal Government’s abandoned attempt to soften bans on “racist hate speech”. Mr Dreyfus said moves…
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Funky fairies flutter in
BORED children became Funky Fairies in Noble Park last week. Fairy Michelle visited the Jan Wilson Community Centre on 30 September and treated the little…
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Hunt for home break-in bandit
POLICE believe one man is responsible for four home burglaries in Noble Park on 30 July. Last week they released a FACE image and appealed…
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Fight for survival
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS MONEY exchanges in Dandenong whose bank accounts have been mysteriously closed by the ‘Big Four’ banks are frantically searching for ways to…
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Masters of the manor
What’s In A Name delves into the fascinating stories and personalities behind some of the city’s best known street names. This week the Journal looks…
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Little ones have their day
LITTLE Day Out was the headline event of the third annual Greater Dandenong Children’s Festival. It transformed Ross Reserve in Noble Park on 28 September…
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Church faith falls flat
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A PROPOSED church opposite an under-construction mosque and a Samoan church has been rejected by Greater Dandenong Council for encroaching on an…
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Tag goes a long way
By CASEY NEILL MOST shoppers give little thought to the security tag removed from their clothing purchase and thrown into a box under a Myer…
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Training values reach out
CHISHOLM is Victoria’s Large Training Provider of the Year. The Dandenong-based institute received the honour at the 60th annual Victorian Training Awards on 26 September.…
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Riding to safety
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS POLICE have bailed out asylum seekers in need of bike safety lessons at Casey Safety Village in Cranbourne East. Last month 28…
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Duty bound to remember
By CASEY NEILL ABOUT 150 people honoured police who have died in the line of duty at Springvale Botanical Cemetery last Monday. Springvale Senior Sergeant…