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$2b rail plan queried
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS CRITICS are pondering the value of a $2 billion-plus upgrade of the overcrowded Dandenong rail corridor – funded under a public-private partnership…
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Despina’s more than hot air
By CASEY NEILL DESPINA Karatzias knew not a word of English when she arrived in Australia from Greece at age eight. The Dandenong North mum…
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Black hole schools
By CASEY NEILL “BITTERLY disappointing” is how principals are describing a budget black hole for Greater Dandenong schools. Lyndhurst MP Martin Pakula said “not a…
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St John’s is the first choice
ST JOHN’S Regional College has been the first choice for Catholic secondary schooling in Dandenong for over 50 years. With over 100 nationalities represented in…
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$43m for cemeteries
By CASEY NEILL CEMETERIES in Springvale and Bangholme will share more than $43 million from the State Budget announced last week. Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust…
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Hope for the future
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong wasn’t a big winner in last week’s State Budget, but the future is looking bright. The municipality’s CEO John Bennie…
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$305m for students
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A SUPPORT program for students with disabilities has been boosted by $305 million over the next four years but may not stop…
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Square needs a name
GREATER Dandenong’s new public square needs a name. The space at the new civic centre on the corner of Lonsdale and Walker streets, Dandenong, is…
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Thrift helps make big change
By CASEY NEILL A NEW Doveton thrift shop will deliver bargains and help for those in need. Dandenong Salvation Army opened the store last Friday…
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Ice age ambos
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AMBULANCES are being called out at least once a week to treat people using crystal methamphetamine, otherwise known as ‘ice’. A Turning…
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Dannielle’s message to feel good
By YEAR 8 STUDENTS LAURA SMITH AND CHLOE LAU AT the age of just two, Dannielle Miller suffered third degree burns on her right arm…
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Business breakfast looks like lunch
By CASEY NEILL RYE Crust Bakery owner Andrew Lipiszko joked that last week’s Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce breakfast was actually his lunch. He’d already…
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