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Women burnt in gas explosion
By CASEY NEILL A GAS-FUELLED explosion in Springvale South has left two women with severe burns and promoted a safety warning. Springvale Fire Brigade Senior…
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Call for rate hike
By CASEY NEILL KEYSBOROUGH residents should pay extra rates to meet growing demand for new facilities. This was the suggestion from Councillor Sean O’Reilly at…
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Pearls of wisdom
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS WELL-earned pearls of wisdom from a Dandenong group of venerable women have been recorded in a booklet. ‘Dandenong Community Stories’ shares tales…
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Vote one refugee
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS DECLARING himself as the first Afghan refugee to run for State Parliament, John Gulzari said it was about time Dandenong’s 5000-strong Hazara…
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Foster runs into McCrae
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 at…
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Gateway to success
IT HAS been a big 12 months for Mark Hutton since he started working at Gateway Industries in Dandenong. Addressing the company’s AGM on Wednesday,…
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A magnet for tears
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS FOR such a jolly larger-than-life character, former Springvale mayor Peter McCall can tell several sad tales – but there’s a point to…
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All in the game for girls
GREATER Dandenong girls took to courts and fields at Greaves Reserve this month. About 180 Year 9 students from 11 schools across the municipality attended…
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Round about way to safety
By CASEY NEILL SAFETY improvements are on the cards for a dangerous Dandenong intersection. Last month the Journal reported that Lamis Albyati frequently witnessed crashes…
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Students face the heat
VULNERABLE youths from Greater Dandenong got a little hot under the collar last month. They took part in a hot fire training day at the…
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Oh, wot a tale it is
A SCIENTIST, a besotted lab assistant and a manufactured ‘perfect’ woman are all in a day’s work for Carwatha College students. For five weeks, 20…
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Car fire
POLICE are appealing for information about a car fire in Keysborough. The CFA was called to a grass verge on the side of Perry Road…