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New up-to-date name for SES
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE SES has a new name. The unit will from today (Monday) be known as Greater Dandenong SES. “All SES units are…
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Penalty shot
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A DANDENONG Thunder under-13s boys team manager was been banned from attending Victorian soccer games for two years after being found guilty…
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Strong start for sourdough bakers
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A CENTURY-old sourdough starter has been put to sleep, woken up and transplanted into a Dandenong bakery’s range of Polish, Russian and…
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Scarf fashion all wrapped up
HOW to wear a scarf from the playground to the boardroom was the question on the minds of women who gathered for a workshop at…
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Death or deportation
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE attempted self-immolation of a Noble Park man who has been seeking asylum for two years has raised concerns about the mental…
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Safety to soothe away trauma
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE first base for effective trauma work is that the client needs to feel safe says the manager of a torture-survivor counselling…
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Core of the community
By NARELLE COULTER WHEN Ian and Pat McDonald decided to marry 52 years ago they faced a problem – Pat was Catholic and Ian was…
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Celebration congregation
THE St James’ Anglican Church 150th celebrations start on the night of Saturday 5 July when the church community gathers for a gala dinner. The…
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Church grows with the city
By MARLENE NEWELL THE work of the Anglican Church in Dandenong is closely connected with the history of the district. The early settlers began to…
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Through the aisles of history
By THE REVEREND JEFF PARKER When I arrived at St James’ in February 2009, I realised that St James’ was different to other places where…
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Cemetery knife robbery
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AN ELDERLY man has been attacked and robbed at knifepoint by two men while visiting a friend’s grave on a weekend afternoon…
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Delegates make the deals
By NARELLE COULTER A NUMBER of deals are on the negotiating table following the success of the first business conference on Afghanistan held in Australia.…
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