News
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On trail of bargains
THE Garage Sale Trail is coming to Greater Dandenong and residents, and schools and community groups can get involved. Thousands of households across Australia are…
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What’s on
By CASEY NEILL Turn around young lives HAND Brake Turn is holding a dinner to raise funds for new tools and equipment, heating for the…
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‘Hyphen’ tips Swans
By CASEY NEILL AFL great David Rhys-Jones predicts Sydney will get over the line in tomorrow’s Grand Final. The 1987 Norm Smith medallist was the…
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Phoenix floor company’s wall-to-wall success
By CASEY NEILL FLOORING company QEP Australia hasn’t just survived the 12 months since its Dandenong South factory burnt to the ground – it’s thrived.…
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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…