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Students show they’re panel beaters!
By CASEY NEILL HAND Brake Turn students are used to repairing cars, but have been cutting them apart in the name of safety. On 28…
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Campaign’s steady progress
FOR the past month, Dandenong Journal’s Give Us A Hand campaign has backed Greater Dandenong Council’s push for more federal resources to help asylum seekers.…
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Human face of political feuding
By CASEY NEILL A SPRINGVALE church leader says the community needs a reminder that refugees and asylum seekers are people too. The Reverend Paul Creasey…
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Traumatic journeys
By CASEY NEILL “OVERALL, it’s a grim picture.” Dr Philip Hammond says refugees and asylum seekers battle three stages of trauma in their bid for…
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Bikers bust-up
By CASEY NEILL MOTORCYCLISTS are slamming a Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol bike safety crackdown, saying they’re being targeted unfairly. Senior Sergeant Scott Roberts told the…
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One punch lands life-long blow
By BRIDGET COOK NOBLE Park resident Ben Thompson understands better than anyone how one punch can change someone’s life. One punch left him fighting for…
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You’ll be right, mate, just get the lingo
By CASEY NEILL IT’S up to migrant jobseekers to understand the nuances of Australian workplaces, according to Aaron Mashano. The African-born CEO of Dandenong employment…
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Ice’s growing chill
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Ice is overtaking heroin as one of the favoured drugs in culturally and linguistically diverse communities and is destroying families, according to…
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Arrests after drugs raid
POLICE made two arrests following a drug raid in Dandenong North late last month. Dandenong Tasking Unit members executed a drugs warrant at an address…
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Fundraising takes a stand
ART stands bring in about $14,000 each year to help the Rotary Club of Dandenong support worthy causes. But club president Ian Maxwell said a…
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Park gateway gets backing
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Mayor Jim Memeti has partially backed a proposed parkland gateway into Dandenong on Cheltenham Road. The council is set to…
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Bridge over troubled waters
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS PLACES Victoria is set to build a long-awaited bridge across Dandenong Creek. The bridge will link central Dandenong and Dandenong South via…
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