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Big fine for bogus builder
A KEYSBOROUGH man has been convicted and fined $8000 after being charged by the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) on two counts of carrying out illegal…
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Big gun in careers
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS MISSION Australia’s south-east Melbourne boss is no stranger to dramatic career change. Tracey Janda’s first job of choice wasn’t with the welfare…
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Second time sapphire a gem
By CASEY NEILL OUTGOING Rotary Club of Dandenong president and Paul Harris Fellow Ken McDonald received a second sapphire pin at the club’s changeover lunch…
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Cars torched
DETECTIVES at Greater Dandenong CIU believe two deliberately-lit fires that damaged cars in Springvale and Dandenong North on 12 July are unrelated. At 1am a…
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The bridge to aid
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE Bridge Connects – it’s a new overarching name for disability service provider Options Victoria, which will span across several services. This…
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Red letter dog day
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS FROM now on, Tilly is also known as Melbourne’s Red Dog. Tilly had been missed and missing for six months after jumping…
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World Cup die-hards wait on win
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS ABOUT 50 die-hard supporters, councillors and police flocked pre-dawn for a screening of yesterday’s World Cup final live on Dandenong civic square’s…
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Pateman… King for a day
By JARROD POTTER NOT even losing his whip down the final straight could stop Steven Pateman capturing his fourth-consecutive Grand National Hurdle. Pateman, 30, who…
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Frozen holiday hit
CHILDREN and the young at heart sang along at a screening of Disney’s hit movie Frozen in Dandenong’s civic square last week. They brought chairs,…
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Warm smoking welcome
SMOKE filled the Dandenong government services office foyer last Thursday. Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation conducted a smoking ceremony and welcome to country for…
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Opera Magic
By NARELLE COULTER YARRAMAN OAKS Primary School students hit a high note when they performed alongside some of Australia’s best opera singers in Mozart’s The…
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Library tug-o-war
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A RESIDENTS group says it will staunchly oppose any plans by Greater Dandenong Council to demolish Dandenong’s former library. Councillor Peter Brown…
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