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Dandy’s eyes on Anzac
A LOOK at the Anzac legend will take centre stage in Dandenong this weekend. St John’s Regional College will host the Sons of Anzacs lecture…
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Armed robbery: multiple charges laid
By CASEY NEILL TWO men are in custody following an armed robbery at a Dandenong adult entertainment store on Saturday night. Andrew Maharaj, 33, from…
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Smash central
By CASEY NEILL A LACK of lights at a busy Dandenong intersection is colliding with driving behaviour to create a serious safety hazard. Lamis Albyati…
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Cafe’s taste of freedom
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS MAS Mai often ironically laughs, his wife Kha Re Mar will shed tears when they recall their close-run escape from Myanmar followed…
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Finding the words speaks volumes
By CASEY NEILL A NEW art project has helped refugees and asylum seekers find a voice in Greater Dandenong. ‘There are no words/under construction’ is…
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Journeys through the stars
By CASEY NEILL AN ART installation is linking refugee and migrant women in more ways than one. Artist Eddy Carroll facilitated The Night Sky during…
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Spokes get bikes back in the saddle
By CASEY NEILL SPOKES in the Wheel is giving Dandenong’s Sudanese community a new lease on life. Jack Nugent has been involved with the Engineers…
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Migrant success story makes life richer
By CASEY NEILL BON Nguyen got the opportunities to build a new life when he fled Vietnam for Australia. He’s determined to open the same…
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Council considers its cut
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Council has not decided whether to recover legal costs from Springvale’s Vu Ho, whose sheep Baa died at home earlier…
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Settlers struggle through
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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Safety sentence
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS FOR the next two years, Cadmiel ‘Tibby’ Duscas is under a court order to drive home a road-safety campaign to school students.…
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Writers help their readers
STUDENTS at Haileybury’s Keysborough campus received a hand with their reading skills last week – from some well-known authors. Preps celebrated Book Week with Lee…