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Firey HQ
FOR the first time, CFA and emergency services will be co-ordinating their south-east Melbourne disaster response under the one roof. The $5 million CFA district…
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Best remedy for abuse
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A $10 MILLION sexual assault support centre in Dandenong keeps victims a long way from offenders. Opened in a secret location well…
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Backyard blitz
THE people have spoken: no high-rise apartments should be built near their suburban backyards, according to Greater Dandenong Council consultation. The consultation report on ‘future…
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New taste of career options
Aaron Mashano Leaders of Tomorrow Careers Training CEO I WOULD like to refer to the refugee youth as part of the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse…
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Saddling up
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS IRMA Zimmermann of Lyndhurst was desperate to get out of the daily grind and make a difference. So keen was she that…
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View from the bottom
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS ACTING out your life’s “rock bottom” in front of a theatre packed with strangers – that’s what recovering gambler Paul Fung calls…
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Spice it up – in Turkey
ROTARY is offering young workers a chance to change things up – in Turkey. The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a cultural and vocational…
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Queen of the Scouts
By CASEY NEILL NOBLE Park student Rivka Bortnoski says Scouts have shown her she can do anything she sets her mind to. The Year 12…
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Compost kids get hands-on
KIDS got their hands dirty and checked out creepy crawlies as they created their own compost last week. Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens hosted…
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City of cardboard
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS PIC CAP NOBLE Park Primary students Nermin, Renata, Shakya and Jay were among 80,000 participants around the world responding to the Global…
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Bring out your best
NOMINATIONS are now open for the Greater Dandenong Australia Day Awards. Mayor Jim Memeti said the awards had been expanded so a broader cross-section of…
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Stop the bullies
DANDENONG South Primary School will receive a $10,000 grant to tackle bullying. It was among 54 schools successful in the third round of the State…
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