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Wallara makes pop up TV debut
MORE than 80 people watched Wallara make its prime time television debut at a special screening on 30 June. The support service for adults with…
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Eclectic mix of culture
ONE of Greater Dandenong’s most unique Indian communities marked its contribution to Australian society with a special 20 year annivesary celebration last month. The Tangasseri-Australian…
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Native trees find a home
VOLUNTEERS planted more than 430 native trees at Bunurong Memorial Park last weekend. The planting took place along the Bangholme cemetery’s EastLink boundary and included…
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Bypass conjured up online
AN ANIMATION of what the finished Dingley Bypass will look like is now online. Roads Minister Terry Mulder released the video last week. “The animation…
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Wind burst wreaks havoc
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS IN a burst of several seconds, cyclone-like winds reduced parts of Keysborough to a “war zone” last night. A fast-food outlet, homes…
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Burning issues
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A TRAUMATISED former asylum-seeker was last week placed on a good behaviour bond after threatening Department of Human Services staff in Dandenong…
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Secret of English Channel training
By CASEY NEILL NOBLE Park Aquatic Centre is “the best kept secret in Melbourne”. Paul Hoffman is using the pool and Dandenong Oasis for training…
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‘Shocking’ train increase
By CASEY NEILL NEW train services on the Dandenong rail line will bring traffic to a standstill, a Greater Dandenong councillor fears. “It’ll probably be…
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Bob’s your uncle
By CASEY NEILL BERT Glinka has been coming to Uncles Smallgoods in Dandenong since he was a kid. Now the 27-year-old and business partner Brendan…
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Afghan for business
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS BUSINESS ties have been quickly knotted since an historic Australia-Afghanistan Business Council economic conference in Dandenong two weeks ago, say organisers. One…
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Migrant family violence
FAMILY violence doesn’t happen just in migrant communities, but they suffer the most. As recently as last year, there were an estimated 400 intervention order…
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Speaking out on violence
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A GREATER Dandenong councillor and immigration lawyer has spoken out on the rising scourge of family violence in migrant communities. Heang Tak…
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