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Giant views for city’s future
AN ENTHUSIASTIC crowd countdown has launched a giant video screen that will bring the Greater Dandenong community together. Mayor Jim Memeti led the chorus at…
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Kind hearts for kinder
DANDENONG Kindergarten kids are now learning and playing at new tables and chairs. The Rotary Club of Dandenong donated the new furniture “because what they…
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Words from the heart
By CASEY NEILL HEARTFELT words from a Noble Park student inspired an edgy artwork on a classroom wall. Berry Street project Heartcore will collate creative…
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Festival season
LIVE music, roving performers, workshops and more will celebrate the season in Keysborough this month. Autumn Fest will also include a giant slide, silent disco…
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Councillor’s heart lifts after bad start
By CASEY NEILL COUNCILLOR Roz Blades didn’t get off to a great start in the new City of Greater Dandenong headquarters. “I got in the…
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Award breathes life into paramedic’s career
DANDENONG North paramedic John Coetzer has dedicated more than three decades of his life to the job. He received 35 year Long Service and Safe…
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Industry leaders try to join the dots
By CASEY NEILL AN INDUSTRY forum has heard that marketing innovations, trade agreements and collaboration are three key issues facing manufacturers. Chisholm’s Automotive and Logistics…
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Parking blamed for growth jam
By CASEY NEILL CAR parking remains a major sticking point for central Dandenong traders who are keen to see the shopping precinct grow. The Dandenong…
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Call to tackle suicide toll
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS WAYNE Schwass, in keeping with his play as a lauded AFL premiership player, last week laid down a challenge straight down-the-line. At…
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Safety to start with drivers
By CASEY NEILL “IT STARTS with you.” That’s the message from Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol Senior Sergeant Scott Roberts ahead of an Easter road safety…
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Slit throat threat
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN continued to stalk and threaten to kill a former girlfriend for two months after being reported to police for allegedly…
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Push for ‘forgotten’ transport
PLANS to lower fares for Zone 2 travellers and “forgotten” bus services were hot topics at a forum in Springvale last week. About 60 people…